English Explanatory Dictionary

geomatics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geospatial information.

Pronunciation

/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈmætɪks/

Word forms

geomatics

Etymology

Borrowed from French géomatique, a blend of géodésie (“geodesy”) and geoinformatique (“geoinformatics”); see informatics § Etymology for more.

Related words

geomatic geomaticist informatics geographic information science geoinformatics
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