Three major trends in the use of spatial information

This article address the issue of major trends in the use of spatial information from two different perspectives.

Jeff Thurston recognizes three major trends...

1. Increasing use of remotely sensed imagery
2. The integration of information for GIS / CAD modeling
3. Graphically rich visualization / simulation environments.

Matt Ball on the other hand identifies a different set of current spatial information fashions...

1. Data as a service
2. Do it yourself Data
3. Custom Analysis

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