Az Internet használat elterjedtség világszerte segíti a térinformatikai kultúra terjedését

Képernyőkép az Internet forgalomról. (Az eredeti kép mérete negyedszáz megabyte, a CEOS WGISS Sensor Web munkacsoport vezetőjétől származik). HUNAGI Visuals resource, 2007

Infokommunikációs társadalom küszöbén
A HUNAGI naplója címére érkezett tegnap hír:
'Aside from the complex physical connections that make up its infrastructure, the Internet is facilitated by bi- or multi-lateral commercial contracts (e.g., peering agreements), and by technical specifications or protocols that describe how to exchange data over the network. Indeed, the Internet is essentially defined by its interconnections and routing policies.
As of December 30, 2007, 1.319 billion people use the Internet according to Internet World Stats. Writing in the Harvard International Review, philosopher N.J. Slabbert, a writer on policy issues for the Washington, D.C.–based Urban Land Institute, has asserted that the Internet is fast becoming a basic feature of global civilization, so that what has traditionally been called "civil society" is now becoming identical with information technology society as defined by Internet use. '