How does your smartphone or GPS device know where you are? It's "geospatial" technology that uses satellites and cell signals for mapping apps and location services, but this technology does much more than provide convenience and social media interconnectivity.
The technology is creating new opportunities in many fields. Governmental agencies, private corporations and consulting firms are using geographic information systems (GIS), the global positioning system (GPS), satellite-based remote sensing and computer simulations to acquire, manipulate and store geographic information for analysis and decision-making. ...continued ...