In todays digital age, technologies like cloud computing, wireless and communication network, Internet of Things and robotics and automation are pushing geospatial embedment across the technology continuum. Powered by internationally accepted standards and well-grounded ICT infrastructure, big data analytics and trend towards open and linked data, geospatial information has integrated itself across processes like business intelligence, system integration, digital engineering and the like and are being delivered on a variety of platforms like enterprise, social media, mobile and web portals.
Solutions powered by geospatial are used by any and every industry today, be it the traditional segments such as defence and security, agriculture, town and regional planning, governance to design and construction, infrastructure development, utilities management, disaster management, retail, banking and insurance and place-based marketing. Collectively, these solutions and domains are driving todays economies at individual to enterprise to government levels thereby furthering the value chain of geospatial information.