The world we live in is constantly changing, now with greater speed than ever before due to globalization, urbanization and digitalization.
An increasingly digital reality requires a new way of looking at the world: as connected and interconnected. Geodata puts changes in context and provides new insights that can create solutions to many of the societal challenges of the future. By analysing, refining and visualizing geographic information, businesses can make informed and sustainable decisions on mission-critical issues.
Accurately visualized reality, automated analysis and expert knowledge are the recipe for insights that redraw the map - that is, insights that lead to smarter decisions.
The ability to collect, manage and analyze large amounts of data with geographic location as the common denominator allows complex relationships to be discovered. However, large amounts of unstructured data increase the need for automated analysis combined with expert knowledge on how and what the data can be used for.
By producing, refining and quality-assuring geodata as a basis, smarter decisions can be made about, for example, where
Sweden's population is growing and the pressure on the community's housing construction is increasing. A well-organized supply of geodata throughout the urban planning process is one of the most important success factors for an efficient, unbroken digital chain. The digital chain includes digital and correctly updated detailed plans, primary maps and new construction maps as the basis for decisions by municipalities and commercial real estate developers.
The 2019 GIS report, based on a survey of 200 organizations, shows that few have developed GIS to its full potential. As many as 71% of organizations find it difficult to determine the quality of information and 64% have difficulty even finding it. It is, of course, a waste not to exploit the information and manage the investment in GIS systems. Efficient and value-adding spatial data provision provides insights that redraw the map.
As the supply of open data increases, one challenge is to select the right data for a given need. Refining the data and making it available in easy-to-use and understandable formats is necessary to develop qualified services and efficient systems. Open data is an important piece of the puzzle for streamlining the spatial planning process and provides great socio-economic benefits over time.
Metria handles large amounts of open data on a daily basis. We are strong advocates of using it for services and systems that develop our customers' operations and business through smarter decisions, but which also lead Sweden to a place at the international forefront.