This AML application is a complex technology for GIS database creation, data capturing, and cartographic production. Standard Czech military topographic maps production is the first application of this database. The cartographic process includes automatic symbolization and generalization of database features and automatic map frame generation for map scales of 1:25,000 and 1:50,000.
Increasingly, GIS technology is being asked to address major issues in a timely, cost-efficient manner. The need for information characterizing the state [and meaning of the state] of all elements of the environment are pushing GIS data collection to increased spatial resolution and finer levels of attribution. Despite increases in budgetary allocations, the demand for data and services continues to overwhelm resources. Data collection and processing technologies are about to undergo a period of technological innovation driven by the emergence of both new markets and new sources of information. The flood of new commercial imaging capabilities, increased information sharing, and the realization of the impact of GIS technology on farming, environmental remediation and numerous other applications are providing the impetus for this transformation. This paper presents a perspective on some of the aspects of the coming revolution. An overview of various technologies which can be applied to resolve issues in the near term will be included.