25/01/2022
Geoinformatics is a rapidly growing industry as digitisation is taking over the world. This industry is interconnected to many other industries that use spatial information and data for various purposes. For individuals who have a knack for numbers and information, this is an ideal career choice.
Geoinformatics covers a wide range of sectors such as agriculture, national security, defense, forestry, irrigation, infrastructure development, climate change, urban planning, meteorology, oceanography, telecommunications, public health etc.
Geoinformatics is 'Geography' with Information Technology. Many fields benefit from geoinformatics, including urban planning and land use management, in-car navigation systems, virtual globes, public health, environmental modeling and analysis, military, transport network planning and management, agriculture, meteorology and climate change, oceanography and coupled ocean and atmosphere modelling, business location planning, architecture and archeological reconstruction, telecommunications, criminology and crime simulation, aviation and maritime transport.
Geoinformatics becomes very important technology to decision-makers across a wide range of disciplines, industries, commercial sector, environmental agencies, local and national government, research, and academia, national survey and mapping organisations, International organisations, United Nations, emergency services, public health and epidemiology, crime mapping, transportation and infrastructure, information technology industries, GIS consulting firms, environmental management agencies, tourist industry, utility companies, market analysis and e-commerce, mineral exploration, etc. Many government and non government agencies started to use spatial data for managing their day to day activities.
