geomatics

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French géomatique, a blend of géographie (“geography”) and informatique (“informatics, computer science”); see informatics § Etymology for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈmætɪks/
• Rhymes: -ætɪks

Noun

geomatics (uncountable)

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

Hypernyms

• informatics

Related terms

• geomatic
• geomaticist
• informatics

Translations

Translations

• Czech: geomatika f
• Finnish: geomatiikka (fi)
• French: géomatique (fr)
• German: Geomatik
• Italian: geomatica (it)
• Portuguese: geomática f

See also

• geographic information science
• geoinformatics