Geoinformation for a better World

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'.