Big data has always been a major challenge in geoinformatics as geospatial data come in various types and formats, new geospatial data are acquired very fast, and geospatial databases are inherently very large. And while there have been advances in hardware and software for handling big data, they often fall short of handling geospatial big data efficiently and effectively. Big Data: Techniques and Technologies in Geoinformatics tackles these challenges head on, integrating coverage of techniques and technologies for storing, managing, and computing geospatial big data.

大数据一直是地理信息学的一大挑战，因为地理空间数据的类型和格式多种多样，新的地理空间数据获取速度非常快，而且地理空间数据库本身就非常庞大。尽管在处理大数据的硬件和软件方面取得了进步，但它们往往无法高效地处理地理空间大数据。大数据：地理信息学中的技术和技术直面这些挑战，整合了存储、管理和计算地理空间大数据的技术和技术。