Keywords: GIS, Cloud Computing, Mobile Devices, SaaS, Infrastructure
Cloud computing, mobile devices, and more and newer data capture technologies are driving the geographic information system (GIS) market to new heights on year-over-year growth. The worldwide market for GIS is seeing strong growth, which is expected to continue next year, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.
Beside positive effects from cloud computing and mobile devices, other trends contributing to the GIS market growth include the integration of GIS and building information management (BIM), the need for more visualization for analytics, and integration with sensor networks. The government segment is particularly strong due to the population growth and the need for more and better infrastructure. “Many factors are contributing to the growth of the global GIS market, and these are coming from all industry and application sectors. The newer technologies providing more data and detail, while SaaS makes it easier to acquire and manage a system,” according to Senior GIS Analyst, Steve Clouther, the principal author of ARC’s Geographic Information System Global Market Research Study.
Increasing Demand from the Government Sector
Increasing demand from all levels of the government sector is one of the major drivers in the GIS market. Many local, state, and national government and military organizations are increasing their investment in GIS technology for the effective enhancement of their infrastructure and security. GIS technology enables governments to conduct better analyses of intelligence and adapt their assessment and approach to the various risks and threats posed to national security.
Cloud Deployments Becoming the Norm
More cost-effective and rapidly deployed cloud GIS computing solutions provide opportunities for organizations to become more productive and flexible. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) model will be widely adopted. This provides end-user applications delivered as a service, rather than as traditional, on-premises software. Since a third party owns and manages public cloud services, consumers of these services do not own assets in the cloud model but pay for them on a per-use basis.
Emerging Regional Markets Investing More in GIS
While North America dominates the GIS market, the future sees the markets in the other regions, especially Asia led by China and India, contributing to the market growth over the period of this report. China will be leading the expansion with major public infrastructure projects that have been planned in the 2014-2020 Urbanization Plan.
India is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the world’s most populous democracy. India needs to spend $2.2 trillion by 2030 on urban transportation, housing, and office space to boost infrastructure according to the World Economic Forum. From 2012 through 2017, India is likely to spend 41 trillion rupees ($668 billion) on infrastructure, with almost half provided by the private sector.
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