4. AfricaGIS/GSDI 14 – the stats
• Over 500 participants
• Over 120 papers & presentations
• 50 countries
• 20 keynotes
• 100s of meetings
• 1000s of great discussions and ideas
• Many many new friends made
6. Day 1
• Welcome - Minister
INTERNATIONAL GEOSPATIAL
ORGANISATIONS
7. Building a collective intelligence
working together in new ways
sharing data and knowledge
Co-operation and collaboration
Do something before it is too late
14. Day 2
- Corporate Perspectives
- ESRI, Intergraph, Google
- World bank
- Economic Development
15. MOBILE & SENSORS
Internet of things to give $10-15 trillion boost to
global economy Source: General Electric
16. For video referenced from Mobile World
Congress opening 2012 see link below
Mobile Technology – Connecting the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7ccx8oBfw
17. Geospatial services need to consider: “the other
end of the spectrum has customers who do not use
laptops and computers. They use cell phones and
tablets.”
Ola Rollen, President and CEO, Hexagon AB
18.
19. The future “living” 3D map
must be extensible at
every tier by every
developer, not just GIS
specialists
- S. Lawler, Bing
21. United Nations Global Geographic
Information Management
Future Trends: 5 – 10 Year Vision
• Key trends
– Cloud computing
– Linked data
– Internet of Things
– New data creation
– Volunteered Geographic Information
– Open Standards
– Open Source
– Legal and Policy
– Data standards and policy
– Coordination and collaboration
– Skills and Training
http://ggim.un.org/docs/meetings/3rd%20UNCE/U
N-GGIM-Future-trends.pdf
22. Future Living on Earth
understanding sustainability and prosperity
building our collective intelligence
transforming our response to change
creating a regenerative economy