Geospatial technologies and higher education in Argentina.

The term “geospatial technologies” encompasses a large area of fields involving cartography, spatial analysis, geographic information system, remote sensing, global positioning systems and many others. These technologies should be expected to be available (as “natural tools”) for a country with a large surface and a variety of climates, such as Argentina. The present paper offers a brief description of the geographical features of Argentina, its facilities and resources related to geospatial technologies, and consequently examines the extent to which these techniques are being taught at higher education in this country. Hence, the aim of this paper is to stimulate the teaching of geospatial technologies in the universities, in order to improve the welfare of the Argentinan society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]