The document discusses the significant impact of cloud computing on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), highlighting its disruptive nature and how it transforms technology infrastructure, business models, and public perception. It emphasizes the benefits of service delivery over the internet and the need for the GIS market to adapt by reducing costs and improving productivity. Additionally, it introduces the MapMarvel solution for simpler data management and visualization in the cloud.

1. GIS in the cloud The Undeniable Trends David Overton dbyhundred founder MapMarvel co-founder

2. What’s in store Who am I? Disruption? Why the fuss? What actually is it? Market needs? Alpha test MapMarvel?

3. Who am I? Founder Innovation Collaborations Eurogeographics Advisor

4. Quotes “ It is truly disruptive technology and its impact has reached far beyond a pure technology offering as the benefits of the cloud have changed the way we view IT Infrastructure” Werner Vogels CTO - Amazon.com

5. Disruptive Innovation Triggers New Tech New Politics Public Opinion New Business Model

6. Ignoring disruptions? Incumbents Emergents

7. Disruptions in our Market Triggers New Tech Slippy maps, API’s, Open Source, Google Maps/Earth, Utility Computing New Politics INSPIRE directive Public Opinion Free data, Open Street Map (OSM) New Business Model Freemium/ SaaS

8. Quotes “ Cloud computing is quietly taking over the world and changing the way we use our computers forever . Whether you're storing your photo collection on Flickr or logging on to Gmail, everyone's now using the cloud, even if they don't realise it .” Source – TechRadar UK June 09

9. Head In the Clouds ~ Or head in the sand geek and poke

10. IaaS, PaaS and SaaS Google App Engine

11. Great examples It eliminates the costs and complexity of buying, configuring, and managing the hardware and software needed to build and deploy applications. Instead, these applications are delivered as a service over the Internet (the “cloud”). http://www.salesforce.com/uk/platform/what-is-it.jsp

12. Capital vs Operational

13. Elasticity

14. Examples within GI Recovery of New Orleans Amazon Web Services Google Maps to display data “ Don’t stick your server on a target”

15. Lock-ins & Security

16. What the GI market needs to.. Remove the burden Remove the pressure Remove the software licences Ultimately Reduce costs Enable teams to do what they should do Enable productivity to SOAR!

17. The MapMarvel Solution Cloud Data You Search Tools Styling MapMarvel Web App Template web map output Your Data

18. MapMarvel SIMPLEs Provides a simple interface to upload content to the cloud Offers a web based software application that uses that data to create useful map outputs With thanks to Compare the Market.com

19. Lets make it real – Upload

20. Lets make it real – Mash-up Geology Topographic Data Imagery Terrain

21. Lets make it real – Analyse

22. Lets make it real – Publish

23. Incumbent – Emergent Infrastructure – Tools Onsite – Out there Simple- Complex

24. Concluding You’ve heard the story before Contribute to the outcome Alpha testers needed [email_address] +44 (0) 7876 390 656 Skype: david-overton Aunt TK