INNOVATING GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

PLENARY II

17 September 2012. GIS Asia . Hanoi

Kapil Chaudhery

kapil@spatialdecisions.com

Spatial Decisions VIETNAM: 68c Tran Quang Dieu, Dong Da , Hanoi INDIA: B30 Kailash Colony, New Delhi

Urbanization . Resource Management . Climate Change

Nature . People. Sustainable Co-existence

Issues of Global Concern

Role of GeoSpatial Technologies Document. Analyze. Inform. Communicate Relate the complex ecosystem of economic-

ecological-environmental inter-relations Support Decision Making

Build on Existing Knowledge

Draw upon what already exists. Share. Collaborate. Innovate

Innovate GeoSpatial Solutions Going beyond the ordinary and routine to provide

solutions. Draw upon multi-sectoral, multi-domain expertise Stretch our thoughts, exchange ideas, create synergy,

create competition

The critical focus is to think and learn.

Focus: Creating GeoSpatial Intelligence1. Understanding of Technology

2. Understanding its role in addressing multi-sectoral current issues

3. Assist in prescribing appropriate solutions, through informed practice

Creating a Smarter Use of GIS

I. The Foundation Stronger academic base More intense applied experience Synergy of research and applied experience Build intellectual capacity

Critical role for GIS technology providers More exchange forums and events Leading and emerging examples of applied

academic understanding of GIS

Training and capacity building programs can support and build on this foundation

II. Data. The endless chase Geospatial data exchange

The data exists but we can’t find it/ get our hands on it Recreate the same data without adding value

Standardization Its digital data, but is it useful. Format, accuracy, scale, detail, attributes

Partnerships between Government and Industry Sectoral data ownership delivered through commercial data

portals National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Is DATA = POWER ? Decision Power. Money Power?

III. Accessible GIS Infrastructure GIS Software

Affordability. Accessibility Industry. Lets get it our there.

New Infrastructure Cloud Computing Data Portals

Improved GIS Software or ?? Raster GIS Modeling tools Analytical tools

Growing efforts at universities to establish and strengthen availability and understanding of technology

Promote efforts to “think” GIS rather than “operate” software

Learning from collaborative partnerships: Spatial Decisions and Urban Architecture Institute,

Vietnam Spatial Decisions and School of Planning and

Architecture, India

Creating Academic Capacity

The BIG Debate: Open Source Software Good to have competition Lowers entry barrier Allows more innovation

Absence of a mature geospatial applications development industry Stability of solution Technical support community Sustained technological resources to maintain/ upgrade/

and redeploy on changing platforms

Unmanaged development environment in the absence of stable technology management makes applications susceptible to instability over long terms

What kinds of Innovations Geospatial solutions and ideas that are beyond

Data Creation Making maps

That integrate domain knowledge and link that with the GIS technological platform.

GIS-Urban Planning: Examine alternative urban growth models for next 50 years

GIS-Environment: Climate Change Models that are dynamically updated based on recent and current events

GIS-Rural Development: Changing opportunities in agricultural productivity and shifting demand centers

GIS-Water Resources: Managing fresh water from runoff to recharge

Ideation!

Ideation!

Conclusion Innovation depends on the presence of well

founded academic learning and established depth of knowledge, the availability of useful and temporally diverse data without barriers, and the presence of evolving and technologically stronger tools that are more affordable and more available

Data Accessibility Academic and intellectual fusion in GIS Appropriate Technology