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It’s an understatement to say that geospatial technology is a rapidly changing and advancing field. New Websites, imagery, tools, gadgets, and developments are coming at an incredible rate. GPS, digital maps, and satellite images are part of everyday life. When your phone can provide you with the
coordinates of your location, a map of what’s nearby, a high-resolution remotely sensed image of your surroundings, directions to where you want to
go, and then display it all with a smartphone app, you know that geospatial
technologies are part of your life and not going away. Or, as the Geospatial
Revolution Project from Penn State University put it: “The location of anything is becoming everything.” As noted back in Chapter 1, geospatial technology’s being used in a wide variety of fields—as long as there’s some sort of
location involved, geospatial technologies are somehow involved. Even with
all the material covered in the previous 14 chapters of this book, there are a
lot of new frontiers to explore in this ever-changing field.
Geospatial technology is increasingly used in our daily lives, whether in
our work, travel, or recreation. In fact, observance days have been established
to prominently showcase these types of technologies. The National Geographic Society kicks off Geography Awareness Week each November, and
since 1998, GIS Day has been set up as the Wednesday of the week. GIS Day
is sponsored by a number of prominent agencies and groups (including the
National Geographic Society, Esri, the USGS, and the Library of Congress,
among others). It is aimed at promoting GIS for students, educators, and professionals in the field. Each year on GIS Day, there are several GIS-related
events at schools, universities, and workplaces across the world. Similarly,
What’s Next for Geospatial
Technology?
New Frontiers in Geospatial Technology, Geospatial
Technologies in K–12 Education, College and University
Educational Programs, How to Easily Get Data,
a Geospatial World Online, and Other Developments
15
GIS Day the
Wednesday of
Geography Awareness
Week (observed in
November) dedicated
to GIS.
6
439
It’s an understatement to say that geospatial technology is a rapidly changing and advancing field. New Websites, imagery, tools, gadgets, and developments are coming at an incredible rate. GPS, digital maps, and satellite images are part of everyday life. When your phone can provide you with the
coordinates of your location, a map of what’s nearby, a high-resolution remotely sensed image of your surroundings, directions to where you want to
go, and then display it all with a smartphone app, you know that geospatial
technologies are part of your life and not going away. Or, as the Geospatial
Revolution Project from Penn State University put it: “The location of anything is becoming everything.” As noted back in Chapter 1, geospatial technology’s being used in a wide variety of fields—as long as there’s some sort of
location involved, geospatial technologies are somehow involved. Even with
all the material covered in the previous 14 chapters of this book, there are a
lot of new frontiers to explore in this ever-changing field.
Geospatial technology is increasingly used in our daily lives, whether in
our work, travel, or recreation. In fact, observance days have been established
to prominently showcase these types of technologies. The National Geographic Society kicks off Geography Awareness Week each November, and
since 1998, GIS Day has been set up as the Wednesday of the week. GIS Day
is sponsored by a number of prominent agencies and groups (including the
National Geographic Society, Esri, the USGS, and the Library of Congress,
among others). It is aimed at promoting GIS for students, educators, and professionals in the field. Each year on GIS Day, there are several GIS-related
events at schools, universities, and workplaces across the world. Similarly,
What’s Next for Geospatial
Technology?
New Frontiers in Geospatial Technology, Geospatial
Technologies in K–12 Education, College and University
Educational Programs, How to Easily Get Data,
a Geospatial World Online, and Other Developments
15
GIS Day the
Wednesday of
Geography Awareness
Week (observed in
November) dedicated
to GIS.