At an academic level, geomatics engineering originated in Canada, specifically in the province of Quebec in the 19th century, and officially in 1986 at Laval University, who offered the first geomatics engineering program worldwide. It was, therefore, the first university that took a substantial step in adopting new technologies with the consolidation of sciences to study the Earth. But this phenomenon occurred not only in the province of Quebec, but also had repercussions on the universities of the provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

In the 1960s, the study of the shape and dimensions of the Earth was subject to constant scientific and technological changes at an international level; On the other hand, the problem of the superposition of different layers of information in the same territory and their interrelation was a problem that faced a series of problems that were difficult to solve. Specifically in North America, where photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartography, geodesy and topography were looking for mechanisms that would allow complex procedures to be systematized.

There was an increase in global needs for location, delimitation, georeferencing, localization, etc., where the role of the sciences that studied these problems was insufficient.

In this way, the pressure was felt in certain countries that began to invest and bet on research with the purpose of developing comprehensive geomatic tools supporting these problems. Such is the case of the United States, which in 1978 launched its first satellite (in what until now is the Navstar constellation) with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology. In 1982, the then Soviet Union began to develop geospatial studies with the launch of satellites in what until now is the GLONASS constellation (Global Navigation Satellite System). In 1994, the ESA (ESA) and the European Commission (EC) joined forces to launch the EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) program, which was intended to complement and improve the service provided by GPS and GLONASS systems.

These advances gave guidelines to support studies on the territory with the adaptation of geospatial information, which was then beginning to become popular for civil use, since initially the purpose was warlike. On the other hand, the development of computing was present with the dazzling evolution of hardware and software, which allowed the management and processing of geospatial information to begin through the first systems, allowing the spatial component to be exploited in its atomic form, that is, a coordinate in

On the other hand, positioning and navigation systems inside buildings are currently being developed, especially useful for industrial applications, robotics and assistance to people in situations of dependency or disability.

At an academic level, geomatics engineering originated in Canada, specifically in the province of Quebec in the 19th century, and officially in 1986 at Laval University, who offered the first geomatics engineering program worldwide. It was, therefore, the first university that took a substantial step in adopting new technologies with the consolidation of sciences to study the Earth. But this phenomenon occurred not only in the province of Quebec, but also had repercussions on the universities of the provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

In the 1960s, the study of the shape and dimensions of the Earth was subject to constant scientific and technological changes at an international level; On the other hand, the problem of the superposition of different layers of information in the same territory and their interrelation was a problem that faced a series of problems that were difficult to solve. Specifically in North America, where photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartography, geodesy and topography were looking for mechanisms that would allow complex procedures to be systematized.

There was an increase in global needs for location, delimitation, georeferencing, localization, etc., where the role of the sciences that studied these problems was insufficient.

In this way, the pressure was felt in certain countries that began to invest and bet on research with the purpose of developing comprehensive geomatic tools supporting these problems. Such is the case of the United States, which in 1978 launched its first satellite (in what until now is the Navstar constellation) with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology. In 1982, the then Soviet Union began to develop geospatial studies with the launch of satellites in what until now is the GLONASS constellation (Global Navigation Satellite System). In 1994, the ESA (ESA) and the European Commission (EC) joined forces to launch the EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) program, which was intended to complement and improve the service provided by GPS and GLONASS systems.

These advances gave guidelines to support studies on the territory with the adaptation of geospatial information, which was then beginning to become popular for civil use, since initially the purpose was warlike. On the other hand, the development of computing was present with the dazzling evolution of hardware and software, which allowed the management and processing of geospatial information to begin through the first systems, allowing the spatial component to be exploited in its atomic form, that is, a coordinate in

On the other hand, positioning and navigation systems inside buildings are currently being developed, especially useful for industrial applications, robotics and assistance to people in situations of dependency or disability.