INNOVATING GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
PLENARY II
17 September 2012. GIS Asia . Hanoi
Kapil Chaudhery
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
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