Delve into Dr. Sukanta Kumar Jena’s insights as he unveils Inovaantage’s digital transformation journey and shares perspective on the alignment between Inovaantage’s business aspirations and WGIC’s mission.
Leadership diversity is imperative for the geospatial industry to innovate and address global challenges today.
Diversity isn’t just foundational; it’s a business imperative. Studies show gender and ethnically diverse teams outperform their industry peers. In geospatial, diversity fosters innovation by bringing varied perspectives, essential for solving complex problems and creating inclusive solutions. Let’s explore further.
The geospatial community is well-equipped with the concepts and technology to create interactive, immersive 3D visualization and datasets suitable for the metaverse but needs to cover additional ground to build a compelling metaverse. Read on to know more.
Delve into Alain De Taeye’s message in the Annual Report, highlighting three trends reshaping the geospatial industry and opening it up for even greater usage of geospatial information.
Hosting leading industry sessions, an exhibit, and member and board meeting, WGIC made impactful contributions to the geospatial industry at Geo Week 2024.
Overcoming the talent gap in the geospatial realm calls for concerted action. Reviewing the education curricula, fostering industry-academia ties, and empowering the workforce with the right skills are integral to promoting an innovation-rich geospatial industry.
Discover Jack Dangermond’s 2023 message in the Annual Report, highlighting achievements, praising WGIC members, and emphasizing geospatial thinking’s role in sustainable problem-solving.
Dedicated DEI efforts in education, mentorship, and organizational change can reshape the geospatial industry, sustain its relevance, and pave the way for a more inclusive and dynamic future.
Walkability Index Map of Alcalá de Henares
In the historic city of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain), a transformative project is underway to redefine urban mobility. The city’s Council launched an ambitious integrated sustainable urban mobility plan. Central to this effort is a pioneering diagnostic study of pedestrian mobility and walkability by IIC Technologies, utilizing cutting-edge GIS tools and open-source geospatial data. This initiative aims to promote sustainable transportation, enhance connectivity and territorial equity, and reduce car dependency. The GIS data analysis delves into critical factors such as proximity between residences and workplaces, essential amenities, public transport links, green spaces, land-use diversity, and connectivity. The outcome is a series of innovative maps and an Esri geodatabase, offering local authorities a powerful tool for guiding public investment and developing strategies to address the city’s mobility challenges. This project facilitates smarter decision-making and engages the community through visually appealing and informative maps, marking a significant step forward in urban planning.
In another study, IIC Technologies is performing research to develop GIS-based performance indicators for assessing Madrid’s public transport network. Despite sustainable mobility initiatives, pollution levels remain high, and the network lacks competitiveness for transversal trips. GIS will be used to analyze connectivity, optimal routes, and transport supply and demand scenarios. Utilizing open geospatial data, the research project will provide geospatial tools to monitor the sustainable urban mobility plan and guide initiatives for sustainable transport. The project aims to measure accessibility, evaluate transversal trips, and quantify time and distance to optimize transportation options. The study expects the outcomes will enhance monitoring, evaluation, modeling, and public participation in mobility policies, promoting sustainable and equitable urban transport.
Geospatial in Everything
Geospatial for Everyone
Geospatial in Everything
Geospatial for Everyone
