Industry Trends and Direction: a quick look! John...
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Technology
Applications
Professions/ Roles
Economics/ Finance
Societal Forces
Converging forces have placed geospatial
information at the center of an evolving ecosystem
Geospatial
information
Sensors
Parallel technology trends have converged to redefine what
is possible - with even more significant trends emerging
Processing Power Software Intelligence
Data Storage
Connectivity
Visualization & Interaction
Sensor Integration
Real Time
Big Data
Cloud Computing
3D Models
Sensor convergence enables a rich geospatial
data environment
Angle &
Distance
Measurement
Space & Inertial
Measurement
Photogrammetry
& Remote
Sensing
Peripheral
Sensors
Theodolites, tapes, chains EDM Total Stations 3D Scanning
Inertial Surveying Transit GPS Multi-GNSS + Inertial
Photogrammetry Airborne Scanning High Resolution Remote Sensing
Barometers, Gravimeters RFID Automotive Sensors Billions Devices/Sensors
BIG
DATA
Integrated
Mobile
Mapping
Computation &
Communications
Manual
Computation
Digital
Computation
Real Time Information
Technology applied to the geospatial world have driven
exponential changes in productivity and quality
Antiquity Current Day
“Points”
Day
The declining cost of geospatial technology
opens up new uses for high accuracy geospatial data
Time
Cost/PointAccuracy/Expenditure
$$
1X 3XAddressable Geospatial Market
Geospatial technology has evolved to
increasingly lead analysis and decision making
Agricultur
e
Heavy Civil
Construction
Construction BIM Cadastral &
Geospatial
Transportation &
Logistics
Rail Environmental &
Waste
Water Utilities Electric Utilities Intelligent
Transportation
Forestry Field Service Oil & Gas Consumer Devices Indoor Mapping &
Virtual Worlds
Geospatial context is becoming central to many
applications – some new; others traditional
3D data visualization is key to decision making
in geospatial and engineering applications
New Structures
Survey Data in 3DRoute Optimization and
Alignments
Terrain modeling
Existing Development
Dam and Tunnel
Bridge Structure
High precision 3D
geospatial information
is used and fed back
across the entire cycle
AEC is being transformed through the use of a
constructible information flow across the entire
planning, design, build, and manage lifecycle
3D geospatial information & technology is a
key enabler for the entire process
Convergence changes “context” for the
creation and use of geospatial data
Field Office
Dedicated Collection Crowd Sourcing
Official Data Sufficient
Free & UbiquitousProprietary
“Classical” Embedded in Process
Version Controlled Dynamic
Owner/User/New
Constituencies
Professional
Place
Source
Data Integrity
Access
Application
Update Frequency
Influence
The boundaries defining the role of the geospatial
professional will become increasingly blurred
Historical: discrete process steps performed by a
professional with explicit hand-off of results
Industry Process
Industry Process
Geospatial context
embedded in the data
structure with all other
data elements
The geospatial economic impact is changing from
mandated “discrete cost” to systemic “value add” –
challenging the geospatial professional to make the case
Time
$$
Data Volume
Value
Traditional Comfort Zone
“Data Collection”
Roles to Be Defined
“Data Management”
Analysis,
Modeling &
Applications
Interpretation
& Quality
Control
Measurement
& Data
Collection
Key Skills: Instrumental precision
Meticulous calculations
Key Values: Accuracy
Credibility
Reliability
Key Skills: Establishing context
Managing complexity
Data management
Key Values: Accuracy
Credibility
Reliability
Collaboration
Convergence will impact the expectations
placed on the geospatial practitioner