geospatial democratisation: the need for regional spatial data infrastructures

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Geospatial Democratisation: The Need for Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

Martin Kodde

Bujar Nushi

Fugro GeoServices B.V.

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Geospatial Democratisation

Introduction Fugro

The democratisation of the industry

Mind shift in use of geospatial data

VISOR

Conclusions

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History

Fugro was founded in the Netherlands in 1962 and has been listed on the Euronext Amsterdam since 1992. It has grown organically and through acquisition, and now employs over 11,500 people in over 50 countries.

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Resources

Fugro’s people, vessels, equipment and facilities are continually growing in capability and expertise in order to meet the demand for continuous high quality services in ever-more challenging regions of the globe.

49 Vessels 75 CPT Trucks 27 Laboratories 29 Jack-up Platforms11,500 Employees

27 Aircraft261 Land-based Drill Rigs

17 Offshore Drill Rigs 250 Offices150 ROVs 9 AUVs

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Fugro ambition

Fugro is taking on the monumental task of investigating planet Earth.

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VISOR

Conclusions

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From traditional …

The geospatial industry used to be a highly specialised and rather impenetrable society, inhabited by professionals who relied on multiple years of education.

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… to sophisticated …

3D data acquisition technologies such as laser scanning and UAVs are rapidly

developing, soon to reach price levels that are acceptable to individuals.

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…to disposable photogrammetric.

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Data acquisition

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TachymetryGPS/RTK

Terrestrial Laser Scanning

FLI-MAP (Helicopter)

FLI-MAP (Fixed Wing)Aerial Photogrammetry

DRIVE-MAP

Satellite Remote Sensing

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Anybody who has a need now has the tools to collect, disseminate and review geospatial data on it own behalf.

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VISOR

Conclusions

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This development has also changed the way users and professionals expect to work with geospatial data.

They want their information to be available at any time and at any place.

They also want to update the data if needed.

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SDI Hierarchy

SDI Hierarchy (Rajabifart 2001)

Less detailed data

More detailed data

Traditionally, national governments established SDIs to distribute datasets that they considered important. However, these SDIs are mostly one way traffic, and, more importantly, do not contain the data that is of most importance.

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Big data

Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study (December 2012)

From now to 2020, the digital universe will grow by a factor of 300, from 130 exabytes to 40,000 exabytes, or 40 trillion gigabytes

From now until 2020, the digital universe will about double every two years.

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Large effect at the local SDI level

The information that is truly dynamic and immediately affects people’s daily life is at a regional and local level.

Municipalities for instance maintain tons of useful data that is of great interest to both professionals and citizens. However, access to these data is typically difficult and restricted to a limited user base.

Data is stored in proprietary formats of vendors that are not compatible to each other.

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VISOR

Conclusions

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We propose VISOR

We propose a regional spatial data infrastructure, called VISOR.

VISOR serves the data within a municipality while matching the user expectations mentioned before.

VISOR improves the efficiency within a municipal organisation.

VISOR prepares governments to the Open Data future, the next big step in a democratised industry.

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Verlichting

Energie

Infrastructuur

Cultuur en welzijn

Informatiebeheer

Everyone connected

Connection between data and user

Back-officeapplicaties

Front-office

Mobile app’s

New solid foundation for modern architecture No packets with installers, but a definition of standards to combine multiple sources All users connected All applications connected From obligation to interesting possibilities

ROBOR

Stedenbouwkunde Ontwerp & Realisatie

HandhavingEconomie

MileuWaterbeheer

Bouw

Vastgoed

Bodem

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Infrastructure – service bus

VISOR basis infrastructuur

Inwinnen Beheren Operationeel

GebruikMonitoren en

Sturen

Mobiel

GIS viewer

MutationsFlaim

2D en 3D dataZicht op je assets

Berichten makelaar - BOR- SVB-BGT

Melding Openbare Ruimte

Editor

Voorbereiding Civiel Technische projecten

Toegang tot (basis)registraties

3D City Model

Prestatie Gericht Aanbesteden

Beleidsondersteuning

IMGeo|BGTIMGeo|BGT

Terestrial 2D en 3D data

3D Ready

3D Ready

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Scalable, flexible and open

• Geoinformation management is moving with policies, aspirations and organization development.

• Using existing applications• Open standard

Growing in small steps

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VISOR

Conclusions

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Conclusion

SDIs are just too valuable at regional/local level.

SDI democratization is bottom-up, starting from the local level.

Tremendous level of applied science and practical experience available within commercial companies.

Suggestion to academia:

Involve businesses in SDI implementation.

Develop standards from local SDI level perceptive.

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Thank You

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