No matter how sophisticated information technology gets – and who can deny that IT is evolving exceptionally fast these days – there’s nothing that can replicate the combination of two unique pieces of data: Time and place. That’s why the place for geospatial data is here, and the time is now.
The advent of big data analytics has enabled companies to answer all sorts of questions that they couldn’t have before, like precisely who bought exactly what, and when. As data practitioners get deeper into the technology – and especially as they dive into the world of real-time analytics driven by smart phones and other devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) – they’re increasingly turning to geospatial data to optimize the delivery of products and services for people as they move about the real world....continued ...