" planetography, planetodesy " These seems to be confirmatory ..
Omnimatics .. might bring in some confusion and we might again land up in looking for a panacea .. - Harsha -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ted scharff Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:34 PM To: David G. Smith PE PLS Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Planetary 'Geo'matics - is it a right term? I've also seen planetary scientists and geographers replace the geo- prefix with the somewhat unwieldy planeto- in certain contexts: e.g. planetography, planetodesy. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM, David G. Smith PE PLS <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems "geo" got broadened out beyond our earth to planetary study long ago - > after all, scientists have been using the same approaches used in > earth-based geology, geophysics, geodesy, geography and other 'geo' fields > of study to extraterrestrial objects (wherever appropriate), such as moons, > rocky planets, and so on for several decades now. Rather than invent new > terminology, they stuck with the existing. > > > David G. Smith PE PLS > Synergist Technology Group, Inc. > 570.280.6763 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harsha Vardhan > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Geowanking] Planetary 'Geo'matics - is it a right term? > > Hello all, > > I was wondering whether applying the term Geomatics to mapping other planets > is correct. Because as we go to the basic definition Geo - relates to earth. > > So, shouldn't there be a separate term for a science related to mapping of > planets. > > However, this term has already got a place and many have adopted this term > it seems. For instance look at this USGS link > http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Teams/Geomatics/ and lot of links in search > engines point to this term. > > Any views from this elite club!! > - > Harsha > > Harsha Vardhan, > Sr. Practice Manager - Technology Research, GIS Development, A-145, Sector > 63, > NOIDA- 201 301 > INDIA > Web: http://www.GISDevelopment.net > > DISCLAIMER: Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is > proprietary to GIS Development Pvt. Ltd. and is intended for use only by the > individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable > law.If this is a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not have > been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended > recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for > delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any > use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this > information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us > immediately at [email protected] . > > Before opening attachments, please scan for viruses. > > GIS Development: The Geospatial Communication Network > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
