EVERYTHING HAPPENS SOMEWHERE LOCATION INTELLIGENCE, AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH IT, HAVE A CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN HOW BUSINESS AND SOCIETY WILL BE ORGANISED IN THE FUTURE.
W
ithout you’re
geography, nowhere.
It
impacts on us as
individuals, as workers, as citizens, and as human beings. After 30 years in the geospatial industry, my experience of working closely with public and private sector organisations is that ‘location, place and geography’ has fast become an accepted technology and information platform, helping business leaders to make better, more informed decisions.
Location, place and geography Location, place and geography is an essential framework, or common language, to help us keep track of what’s going on, and where. Nearly all data can be linked to a physical location and time. However, location isn’t just a common thread connecting disparate data sources and breaking
down
silos;
often
it
provides
transformative insights. Location intelligence is powered by geographic information systems (GIS). A GIS is a platform that provides a framework of capabilities to manage, visualise, analyse, optimise and ultimately understand the impact of location, place and geography.
FEATURE Paul Synnott Managing Director, Esri Ireland
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SURVEYORS JOURNAL Volume 10, Issue 2, Summer 2020
