Geomatics is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering of geographic information, or spatially referenced information. Overview Geomatics is fairly new, the term was apparently coined by B. Dubuisson in 1969. It includes the tools and techniques used in land surveying, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), and related forms of earth mapping. Originally used in Canada, because it's similar in French and English, the term geom… (More on Geomatics)