“Local” Responses to Global Challenges Notes from a Geospatial Industry Participant
John Whitehead
Asia Geospatial Forum 2013
Climate Change Natural Disaster Mitigation & Response Land Management Urbanization Data Interoperability & Accessibility
Global Challenges…..
…are met locally!
Productivity driven– This could mean many things!
Customer-focused– Customer first, “Global Challenges” second– Imposing technology solutions vs. responding to
local customers’ demands
Educate local customers on their options– Bias towards certain technical approaches – Most customers are price sensitive
Industry’s Approach
Local Users are DISSIMILAR….
– Local data collection and analysis is a function of resources (human, $$, etc.) and preferences Diverse technology use Varied analysis capability
– Software and Services standardize data processing, modeling and analysis at the national/regional level And, Local Users are beholden to existing data sets and
provision systems
Observations from the Field
Observations from the Field Local Users are SIMILAR….
– Increasing demand for positioning services in challenging environments
– Increasing demand for more in-field functionality and cloud-based applications
– Increasing need for geospatial analysis services
– “device agnostic” data collection using more sensors
Fit-for-purpose solutions providing critical information in the field, in real time
Observations from the Field
Current engagement by governments and civil society around global challenges that may be aided by geospatial technology are
proactive at the national and regional level
&
reactive at the local level….
Observations from the Field
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