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By deploying robust GIS software applications, businesses can capture and visualize valuable geospatial intelligence.
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Applied Technology Review | Thursday, May 27, 2021
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By deploying robust GIS software applications, businesses can capture and visualize valuable geospatial intelligence.
FREMONT, CA: Geographic Information Systems are potential decision-making tools for any business since it enables analyzing environmental, demographic, and topographic data. Data intelligence compiled from GIS applications assist enterprises and several industries and consumers, make informed decisions. By deploying robust GIS software applications, professionals can gather and visualize valuable geospatial intelligence. Here are some of the means GIS technology is leveraged to meet complex hurdles.
Open-source GIS Mapping Software
Open-source GIS mapping software offers users access to potential tools for creating maps and adding elements like text, images, and video. Especially in conjunction with initiatives like OpenStreetMap or the Open Geospatial Data Project, these applications provide endless possibilities for gathering and visualizing spatial information and customizing maps. The flexibility to assemble maps for various purposes greatly impacts daily life, influencing progress in smart city infrastructure. GIS is essential to enhancing performance in self-driving cars and guiding drivers to their destinations as rapidly, comfortably, and safely.
GIS and Drones
Enterprises and consumers employ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for an expanding list of applications, from entertainment to agriculture, often depending on navigation assisted by GIS. For example, experiments with making deliveries by drone have offered possibilities for getting food and other products to customers with unmatched speed. Other firms are deploying the aircraft to gather information from IoT sensors that monitor industrial sites, travel conditions, volatile climate patterns, or the wellbeing of crops and send real-time updates.
The rise of big data and analytics is one of the significant shifts for businesses over recent years. Across industries, enterprises are continually seeking chances to turn an ever-increasing volume of data into a competitive edge, and several have found that GIST adds value to these initiatives. Geospatial analytics applies geographic information to allow wiser decision-making and agile problem-solving. With GIS data, analytics specialists can develop visualizations, identify meaningful trends and make predictions, creating reports that flesh out the valuable context for strategy. Geospatial analytics clarifies complicated relationships and points out means to streamline processes.