Geoinformatics is a term that appears to have been independently coined by several
groups around the world to describe a variety of efforts to promote collaboration between
computer science and the geosciences to solve complex scientific questions. is the
science and technology of gathering, analysing, interpreting, distributing and using
geographic information. Geoinformatics otherwise called as geomatics encompasses a
broad range of disciplines including surveying and mapping, Remote sensing, geographic
information systems (GIS), and the Global Positioning System (Geomatics Canada Web
Site, 2000)