Illuminating the Hidden GeoWeb Paul Bissett [email_address]

State of the GeoWeb

Future of the GeoWeb

How much Hidden Content is there?

Hidden Content Searchable internet content, ~800 TB. Non-searched digital content, ~91,000 TB. No search, no content synergy, no network effects.

Searchable internet content, ~800 TB.

Non-searched digital content, ~91,000 TB.

No search, no content synergy, no network effects.

Why Should We Care?

Total Spatial Data Industry - $147 B / Yr 93.7 B 50.5 B 32.8 B 17.7 B 2.8 B

Why Should We Care? I-69 Route Planning using GIS (ArcGIS) and optimization programming (Quantm). Route planning from Brownsville to Corpus Christi to cost $5 million (TxDOT, 6/28/2008)

Why Should We Care?

What Can We Do?

Old Content Model ArcGIS MapInfo Bentley Folder or DB Web Server Local Solution no index, no search, no synthesis, no network-effect

Accelerant + =

New Geo-Content Model Enterprise-Exposed DB Saas Solutions

Today Tomorrow Enterprise and SMB Individual Content B2B B2C C2C Create + Transform Store + Manage Host + Search Geo- MarketPlace

The Future Content is King More with Less Knowledge Liquidity Happy Stakeholders

Content is King

More with Less

Knowledge Liquidity

Happy Stakeholders