Industry Trends and Direction: a quick look! John Whitehead Trimble Navigation Ltd.

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1 Industry Trends and Direction: a quick look! John Whitehead Trimble Navigation Ltd.

2 Converging forces have placed geospatial information at the center of an evolving ecosystem Technology Societal Forces Geospatial information Applications Economics/ Finance Professions/ Roles

3 Parallel technology trends have converged to redefine what is possible - with even more significant trends emerging Sensors Sensor Integration Processing Power Software Intelligence Real Time Data Storage Connectivity Visualization & Interaction Big Data Cloud Computing 3D Models

4 Sensor convergence enables a rich geospatial data environment Angle & Distance Measurement Theodolites, tapes, chains EDM Total Stations 3D Scanning Integrated Mobile Mapping Space & Inertial Measurement Inertial Surveying Transit GPS Multi-GNSS + Inertial Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Photogrammetry Airborne Scanning High Resolution Remote Sensing Peripheral Sensors Computation & Communications Barometers, Gravimeters RFID Automotive Sensors Billions Devices/Sensors Manual Computation Digital Computation Real Time Information BIG DATA

5 Technology applied to the geospatial world have driven exponential changes in productivity and quality Points Day Antiquity Current Day

6 The declining cost of geospatial technology opens up new uses for high accuracy geospatial data $$ Cost/Point Accuracy/Expenditure Time

7 Geospatial technology has evolved to increasingly lead analysis and decision making 1X Addressable Geospatial Market 3X

8 Geospatial context is becoming central to many applications some new; others traditional Agricultur e Heavy Civil Construction Construction BIM Cadastral & Geospatial Transportation & Logistics Rail Environmental & Waste Water Utilities Electric Utilities Intelligent Transportation Forestry Field Service Oil & Gas Consumer Devices Indoor Mapping & Virtual Worlds

9 3D data visualization is key to decision making in geospatial and engineering applications Route Optimization and Alignments Survey Data in 3D Existing Development New Structures High precision 3D geospatial information is used and fed back across the entire cycle Dam and Tunnel Terrain modeling Bridge Structure

10 AEC is being transformed through the use of a constructible information flow across the entire planning, design, build, and manage lifecycle 3D geospatial information & technology is a key enabler for the entire process

11 Convergence changes context for the creation and use of geospatial data Office Place Field Dedicated Collection Official Data Proprietary Classical Version Controlled Source Data Integrity Access Application Update Frequency Crowd Sourcing Sufficient Free & Ubiquitous Embedded in Process Dynamic Professional Influence Owner/User/New Constituencies

12 The boundaries defining the role of the geospatial professional will become increasingly blurred Historical: discrete process steps performed by a professional with explicit hand-off of results Industry Process Geospatial context embedded in the data structure with all other data elements Industry Process

13 The geospatial economic impact is changing from mandated discrete cost to systemic value add challenging the geospatial professional to make the case $$ Value Time Data Volume

14 Convergence will impact the expectations placed on the geospatial practitioner Traditional Comfort Zone Data Collection Roles to Be Defined Data Management Measurement & Data Collection Interpretation & Quality Control Analysis, Modeling & Applications Key Skills: Instrumental precision Meticulous calculations Key Values: Accuracy Credibility Reliability Key Skills: Establishing context Managing complexity Data management Key Values: Accuracy Credibility Reliability Collaboration

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