Building geospatial infrastructure

ABSTRACT

Many visions for geospatial technology have been advanced over the past half century. Initially researchers saw the handling of geospatial data as the major problem to be overcome. The vision of geographic information systems arose as an early international consensus. Later visions included spatial data infrastructure, Digital Earth, and a nervous system for the planet. With accelerating advances in information technology, a new vision is needed that reflects today’s focus on open and multimodal access, sharing, engagement, the Web, Big Data, artificial intelligence, and data science. We elaborate on the concept of geospatial infrastructure, and argue that it is essential if geospatial technology is to contribute to the solution of problems facing humanity.     

国家地理信息系统展望

本文是ESRI公司于2007年初给美国政府提交的一份关于建设国家级GIS系统的报告,指出目前各领域的GIS系统已经发展到需要相互关联,以建成国家级平台创造更大的效益的阶段。报告描绘了建立国际级GIS系统的愿景,并阐述了系统的构建和实现途径,实现这样一个目标将涉及许多不同部门的参与与协作。