Geospatial techniques together with remote sensing, geographic information science, Global Positioning System (GPS), cartography, geovisualization, and spatial statistics are being used to capture, store, manipulate and analyze to understand complex situations to solve mysteries of the universe.

PLACE – Studying place answers the question, “What is it like?” The factual information that can describe a location is studied when the geographer studies place. Geographers also study place to learn about the people who live there.

There are 5 themes of geography. The 5 are location, place, movement, human environment interaction and region.

Geographic Inquiry Process Steps

1. Build a foundation or draw on prior knowledge.
2. Formulate Question.
3. Investigate – Research – Cite Sources.
4. Revise Question (if needed)
5. Investigate – Research – Cite Sources.
6. Formulate answer.
7. Ask follow up questions expand inquiry – if time allows.
8. Discuss- Share-Reflect.

Having established that there are the three types of spatial data (points, lines and polygons), and that these can be georeferenced in various ways, it is now important to show how these features can best be structured in ways that the GIS software will understand.

Geospatial Technology is an emerging field of study that includes Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and Global Positioning System (GPS).

Geospatial technology refers to all of the technology used to acquire, manipulate, and store geographic information. GIS is one form of geospatial technology. GPS, remote sensing, and geofencing are other examples of geospatial technology.

Remote sensing, the global positioning system (GPS), and geographic information systems (GIS) are important geospatial technologies. Remote sensing and the GPS are methods for collecting information about Earth’s surface; GIS ia a mapping tool for organizing and analyzing information.