GSDI14/AfricaGISWhat happened?

Where to next?

Who am I?

Executive Director Communications & Outreach Open Geospatial Consortium

Australian CitizenUK ResidentGlobal traveler

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AfricaGIS/GSDI 14 – the stats

• Over 500 participants• Over 120 papers & presentations• 50 countries• 20 keynotes• 100s of meetings• 1000s of great discussions and ideas• Many many new friends made

GSDI Council

Day 1

• Welcome - Minister

INTERNATIONAL GEOSPATIAL ORGANISATIONS

Building a collective intelligence

working together in new ways

sharing data and knowledge

Co-operation and collaboration

Do something before it is too late

The Corporate Perspective

learning sharing

new ideas

August 2011

Source: Mark Iliffe, PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham

September 2011

Source: Mark Iliffe, PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham

Source: Mark Iliffe, PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham

Day 2- Corporate Perspectives- ESRI, Intergraph, Google

- World bank- Economic Development

MOBILE & SENSORS

In 2008, the number of devices connected to the

Internet exceeded the number of people on

Earth source: CISCO By 2020, there will be 50 billion devices connected – source: CISCO

Internet of things to give $10-15 trillion boost to global economy Source: General Electric

One GB per mobile per user by 2020

- Y. Neuvo

Africa is not just a mobile-first continent -- it’s mobile only

For video referenced from Mobile World Congress opening 2012 see link below

Mobile Technology – Connecting the World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7ccx8oBfw

Geospatial services need to consider: “the other end of the spectrum has customers who do not use laptops and computers. They use cell phones and tablets.”

Ola Rollen, President and CEO, Hexagon AB

CROWDSOURCING

The future “living” 3D map must be extensible at every tier by every developer, not just GIS specialists

- S. Lawler, Bing

Augmented Reality

Graphics from Wikitude

United Nations Global Geographic Information ManagementFuture Trends: 5 – 10 Year Vision

• Key trends– Cloud computing– Linked data– Internet of Things– New data creation– Volunteered Geographic Information– Open Standards– Open Source– Legal and Policy – Data standards and policy– Coordination and collaboration– Skills and Training

http://ggim.un.org/docs/meetings/3rd%20UNCE/UN-GGIM-Future-trends.pdf

Future Living on Earth

understanding sustainability and prosperity

building our collective intelligence

transforming our response to change

creating a regenerative economy

What will you do to help change the world?

Denise McKenzie, Executive DirectorCommunication & OutreachOpen Geospatial Consortium (OGC)dmckenzie@opengeospatial.org+ 44 (07) 581 118 189Twitter @spatialred

Thank you