Abstract:
The field of geoinformatics has shown tremendous growth not only in its technological advancement, but also in
its applications arena in the realms of society and environment. The use of technology in day-to-day life has
become ubiquitous. The growth of the application areas of geographical information systems, remote sensing,
photogrammetry, and related technologies has also kept pace. The advances of the geoinformatics technologies
as well as their applications have not only been felt in the developed countries, but also in the developing
countries too, especially in addressing environmental issues and the millennium development goals. The papers
presented in the Fourth Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) international conferencecum-summer school elucidate this in the collection of research papers and workshops that span a wide range of
specialised areas under the umbrella of the year’s theme 'Geoinformation for a better world'.