Information and communication:two special issues for Geomatics

Information Systems may be considered as a part of universal media. The survey and mapping disciplines, particularly Photogrammetry, Remote sensing and GIS, can give very important contribution to many human activities, but they can also be negatively used to support, in very sophisticated ways, the escalation of armies, wars and destruction: in many cases of warfare, information is vital, regardless for the aim.. So some form of control is mandatory on the part of right-minded scientists and technicians: Human Sciences may be of great help for a better interpretation of information