[Import] The next decade of GIS (Cary Mann, Vice President, Bentley)

Author:Cary Mann, Vice President, geospatial business development, Bentley System Inc.
Translator: Yao Fengfeng
Proofreading: Luo Ming and Wang Tianbao
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It is not easy to predict the next decade. For prediction, let's review1997The past decade. Clinton is still the president. The euro is just a proposed currency. Harry Potter will be published. In the computer field,Windows 95Is the desktop standard,InternetIt is only a potential medium for a large amount of information, andLarry PageAndSergey BrinCooperative Development at the beginningBackrubThe search engine is nowGoogle.

If you don't know anything about all the phenomena, it's a Dummies to predict the results. Of course, people may have no idea about many important things at that time. In any case, we can predict the potential of our industry based on some reasonable trends.2017What will happen in the year, or is it possible. Computer scientistAlan KayAccording to his opinion, the best way to predict the future is to create it.10Some Ideas about the annual trend.

Prediction1:GISWill disappear.It is a simple and powerful mode to reference location information and display it through map reports. AlthoughGISAs a suitable applicationProgramBut when the location information is embedded into every aspect of the enterprise's operation,GISAs a discipline, it will weaken.

Prediction2: Focus on infrastructure.When users try to model the world rather than map,GISIt will only be the property of a specific project and architecture solution.GISInstead, we will focus on how to build and operate buildings, roads, bridges, tools, industrial machinery and other infrastructure. ForCAD (Computer Aided Design)AndGISWill disappear. The value of geospatial software depends on its ability to help users improve infrastructure functions and reduce social costs.

Prediction3: Hardware upgrades change the way we use computers.Miniaturization brings performance and portability while running all mobile computing programs. The new display technology and digital pen can present maps, paintings, and models anywhere in the world. The concentration of media and the dispersion of broadband make the geographical space content a mainstream application.

Prediction4: Private concession to share.As the hardware upgrade is integrated with the constantly improved personal computing, collaborative workflows will flourish. Rules will replicate information in a cyclical cycle that is shared rather than through the infrastructure.

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