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Concept
Geographic data and information
Summary
Geographic data and information is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative to Earth (a geographic location or geographic position).
It is also called geospatial data and information, georeferenced data and information, as well as geodata and geoinformation.
Approximately 90% of government sourced data has a location component. Location information (known by the many names mentioned here) is stored in a geographic information system (GIS).
There are also many different types of geodata, including vector files, raster files, geographic databases, web files, and multi-temporal data.
Spatial data or spatial information is broader class of data whose geometry is relevant but it is not necessarily georeferenced, such as in computer-aided design (CAD), see geometric modeling.
Geographic data and information are the subject of a number of overlapping fields of study, mainly:
Geocomputation
Geographic information science
Geographic information science and technology
Geoinformatics
Geomatics
Geovisualization
"Geospatial technology" may refer to any of "geomatics", "geomatics", or "geographic information technology".
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