GEOMATICS is a science that comprises surveying & photogrammetry, GPS and GNNS, remote sensing, satellite navigation, geodesy, GIS, light detection & ranging (LiDAR), and mapping & cartography
WHO USES GEOMATICS Aeromagnetic surveys, Airborne geophysics, Air navigation services, Archaeological excavation and survey for GIS applications, Climate Change/Environmental Monitoring, Coastal zone management and mapping, Disaster informatics for disaster risk reduction and response, Estimation of crop yields, Infrastructure management, Land management and reform, Land-cover classification and mapping, Meteorology, Natural resource monitoring and development, Oceanography, Parks, Seismic Interpretation, Statistical area sample frame construction for surveys, Subdivision planning, Urban land use monitoring