This title describes the basic technologies of GeoWeb, and more importantly it addresses the potential societal, business and economic consequences of this technology.  GeoWeb is the technology for sharing our understanding of the physical world around us. This technology is about connecting/integrating business processes in government and the private sector that enable the management of resources, the environment, and our planning, designing and building of the physical infrastructure of our society.

The book begins by addressing the broad implications of the  GeoWeb and  continues by providing an overview of the technical foundations for it. It concludes by returning to the opening theme of a rich and unified virtual world, presenting a synoptic view of what is going on.