Robert (Bob) Williams

New South Wales, Australia Australia

Cartography researcher at Retired

Technology / Software / Internet

I am, by trade training, a topographic surveyor and, by tertiary education, a cartographer with over fifty years experience. I have had a unique career which encompasses major technological changes - taking us from World War 2 technology for surveying and mapping to satellite positioning and digital geographic information systems. I have been fortunate to having been involved in a number of projects and activities that have influenced my vision for the future. The Future Geospatial Environment – A Virtual World - 2020 "By 2020 we should have reached an era where we have truly intelligent systems. The basic dictionary meaning of the word intelligence refers to having knowledge, understa...