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Pushing the envelope
Breaking into every sphere of life, geospatial technologies are really pushing the envelope of applications. That geospatial technology is a part of IT is a given, but it is surprising to see that core IT has yet to embrace the technology. But why IT alone; it is helping villagers to claim their traditional land rights in Malaysia; helping to track persons suffering from dementia in Taiwan; connecting citizens to the management of a megalopolis like Beijing; turning a boring air travel into an exciting journey of discovery and even turning every soldier into a Geoint expert. In all these we see the core; the focus is on the individual. This is really the way forward for geospatial apps. The old paradigm that this technology was for engineers and soldiers and therefore, by default is for the government and big corporations is dead.
Prof Arup Dasgupta
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