The Australian Government has prepared reports on the economic benefits of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) including specific sectors of the Australian economy. The studies were conducted by ACIL Allen. To provide some context for […]
Open data has been gathering momentum among governments ever since United States Federal Government data was placed in the public domain. The principle of free and open access to government geospatial data has been adopted […]
At the GITA Pacific Northwest Annual Conference in Mukilteo, Washington, Greg Babinski, Finance Manager for the King County GIS Center (KCGIS), gave an overview of benefit-cost analysis of the financial value add of GIS. The […]
I blogged recently about a remarkable effort by the City of Las Vegas to create an accurate 3D model of the underground infrastructure of the city. An important question is what are the quantified benefits […]
McKinsey Global Institute published a report Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity that analyzes the state of digital data, how it is used in different domains in both the private and […]
Google released a report What is the economic impact of Geo services ? earlier this year prepared by Oxera Consulting Ltd in the UK. What are geospatial services ? Oxera incuded all interactive digital mapping […]
According to a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) the geospatial services industry in the United States generates annual revenues of $75 billion annually. That is about 0.5 % of the US GDP. The […]
Two countries, Australia and New Zealand, have commissioned studies to estimate the contribution of geospatial data and technology to the national economy. Canada has just announced the award of a similar project to a team that […]