Geomatics 与数字地球

本文论述了Geomatics的内涵及特点,强调了数字地球是真实地球的数字化再现,是信息高度富集的统一体,是当代科学技术高度发展的产物,也是人类资源共享的一种概念模式.两者包含了地球系统的相关内容,并以3S等技术为支撑.知识经济时代对地理学提出了诸多问题,人类必须从全球的角度研究一系列资源环境问题,以保证全球性可持续发展战略的实施.

Geomatics and Digital Earth

This paper describes the concept and characteristics of geomatics, and emphasizes that Digital Earth is not only the reappearance of real Earth and the integration of abundant information, but also the developmental result of modern science & technology, and one of the conceptual models of resources sharing by human beings. Both geomatics and Digital Earth contain the contents of earth system. Moreover, they are based on the RS, GIS, GPS and related technologies. Many problems are put out in knowledge economic times. In order to ensure the implementation of global sustainable development strategy, human beings should study a series of resources and environment problems.