Uuit1 What is Geomatics? （什么是测绘学）Geomatics Defined（测绘学定义）Where does the word Geomatics e from?（Geomatics测绘或地球空间信息学，这个名词是怎么来的呢？）GEODESY+GEOINFORMATICS=GEOMATICS or GEO- for earth and MATICS for mathematical or GEO- forGeoscience and -MATICS for informatics. （大地测量学地理信息学GEOMATICS 测绘学或者 geo 代表地球，matics 代表数学，或者 geo 代表地球科学，matics 代表信息学）It has been said that geomatics is many things to many people.（据说测绘学这个词对不同的人有不同的理解）The term geomatics emerged first in Canada and as an academic discipline; it has been introducedworldwide in a number of institutes of higher education during the past few years, mostly by renamingwhat was previously called “geodesy” or “surveying”, and by adding a number of puter sciences and/or GIS-oriented courses.（这个术语【term 术语】作为一个学科【academic discipline 学科】第一次形成【emerge】于加拿大；在过去的几年里被全世界的许多高等教育研究机构所熟知，通常是以前的“大地测量学”或“测量学”在引入了许多计算机科学和 GIS 方向【或“基于 GIS”】的课程后重新命名的。）Now the term includes the traditional surveying definition along with surveying steadily increasedimportance with the development of new technologies and the growing demand for a variety of spatiallyrelated types of information, particularly in measuring and monitoring our environment.（随着新技术的发展和不断增长的对空间关系的信息类型的需求，尤其是在测量和监测我们的环境方面【环境监测】，现在，传统测量学定义连同【along with】日益【steadily 稳定的】增长的测量的重要性一起包含在这个术语里了。【逗号后面的句子修饰 demand】）Increasingly critical are areas of expanding populations, appreciating land values, dwindling naturalresources, and the continuing stressing of the quality of our land, water and air from human activities.（日益增长的危机来自人口扩X，地价上涨，资源紧缩【紧X】，还有由于人类活动引起的土地、水、空气质量的持续的压力【由人类活动带来的土地、水、空气质量的恶化】)As such, geomatics bridges wide arcs from the geosciences through various engineering sciences andputer sciences to spatial planning, land development and the environmental sciences.（这样，测绘学在地球科学，各种工程学【engineering sciences 工程学】，计算机科学，空间规划，土地开发和环境科学相互之间架起了广泛的桥梁。）Now the word geomatics has been adopted by several international bodies including the InternationalStandards Organization(ISO),so it is here to stay.（现在 geomatics 这个词已经被包括 ISO【国际标准化组织】在内的数个国际机构【international bodies】所采用，因此它就这样被普遍接受【be here to stay 习惯用语“被普遍接受”】)The term “surveyor” is traditionally used to collectively describe those engaged in the aboveactivities. （surveyor 这个词按惯例用来总指（这换成“总称”较好）【collectively 全体的】那些从事上述活动的人。）More explicit job descriptions such as Land Surveyor, Engineering Surveyor or Hydrographic Surveyorfor example, are monly used by practitioners to more clearly describe and market their specializedexpertise.（更具体的【explicit 清楚的、直接的】工作如土地测量员、工程测量员和水道测量员，一般【monly一般地】被业内人士【practitioners 从业者】用来更准确的描述他们的专门技术。【直译为：更清楚的工作描述就如如土地测量员、工程测量员和水道测量员，一般被从业者用来更准确的描述他们的专门技术。】）The term geomatics is a recent creation to convey the true collective and scientific nature of theserelated activities and has the flexibility to allow for the incorporation of future technologicaldevelopments in these fields.（geomatics 这个术语是个新词，表达【convey 传达】了实体集合和它们相关联【related】的活动的自然科学，并使这些领域的未来技术发展的结合【incorporation 结合】成为可能。【flexibility 弹性、机动性】）Adoption of the term also allows a coherent marketing of the profession to industry and schools ona worldwide basis. （这个术语的采用同时也在全世界X围里为行业【industry】里和学校建立了【allow 允许了】一个一致的【coherent】专业市场）As a result, both course and award titles in the traditional Land Surveying sector at many of the worlds leading universities are being changed to “Degree in Geomatics”. （结果，世界上许多一流大学的传统的测量专业【部门】的无论是课程还是授予资【授予学位名称】格都改为“测绘学位”【Degree in Geomatics】的了）This does not suggest the demise of the term “surveyor” and graduates will still practice as landsurveyors or photogammertrists, etc. as appropriate to their specialization.（这并不意味着“surveyor”这个词的消亡，测绘毕业生还将从事适合他们专业的【as appropriate to their specialization】土地测量员、摄影测量员及其他【ect.】的工作）In the last decade, there has been dramatic development and growth in the use of hardware and softwaresolutions to both measure and process geo-spatial data.（在过去的十年中，在应用硬件和软件的方法【solution 解决方法】来测量和处理地球空间数据工作时有着戏剧性的发展和增长）in the use of 在使用时This has created and will continue to create new areas of application, with associated job opportunitiesfor suitably qualified graduates. （创造并将继续创造新的应用【application】领域，并为合适的、合格【qualified 有资格的】的毕业生提供相关的【associated】工作。）As a result, the role of the “surveyor” is expanding beyond traditional areas of practice, as describedabove, into new areas of opportunity.（结果是，“surveyor”的角色大大超越传统实践领域如前面所述的领域，进入到新的【opportunity 机会、时机】的领域。）In addition, recent advances in the technology of data collection and processing have blurred theboundaries of practice and activity between what were previously regarded as related but separate areas.（另外，最近的数据采集和处理技术的发展模糊了以前被认为有联系却分离的领域的【实践的活动的 practiceand activity】界限）Such developments are forecast to continue and will create new career paths for graduates whoseeducation and training is broadly based and of a high academic standard.（可以预见【forecast】，这种发展继续并将为涉猎广泛、学识一流的【broadly based and of a high academic standard】毕业生创造新的事业。）To enable graduates to take full advantage of these developments, significant changes in ed