Global Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Industry
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The global outlook series on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provides statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global geographic information systems industry, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth drivers. The report also features recent mergers, acquisitions and other strategic developments of significance. Regional markets elaborated upon include United States, Canada, Russia, China, India and Malaysia among others. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 110 companies worldwide.
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1
Overview 1
Significance of GIS 1
Advantages of Geographic Information System 1
Growing Popularity of Geographic Information System 2
Factors Responsible for Growing Use of GIS Applications 2
GIS: A Support Tool for Business Decision Making 2
Current and Future Analysis 3
Table 1: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
GIS/Geospatial Market by Geographic Region - North America,
Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2010 through 2015 4
Table 2: World 5-Year Perspective for GIS/Geospatial Market
by Geographic Region: Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
for Years 2011 & 2015 5
Table 3: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
GIS/Geospatial Market by Product Segment - Software,
Hardware, Data, and Services markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures for Years 2010 through 2015 6
Table 4: World 5-Year Perspective for GIS/Geospatial Market
by Product Segment: Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
Software, Hardware, Data, and Services Markets for Years 2011&
2015 7
Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Market 7
Growth Trends in the Global GIS Industry 8
Government Agencies Increasingly Adopt GIS Solutions 8
Increase in Awareness to Boost Demand for the technology 8
Private Sector Spending - The Next Big Thing in GIS Market 9
Global Business Recognizes the Potential of Geographical
Information System 9
In-house Set up Versus Outside Consultants 9
Data Acquisition Made Relatively Easier 10
GPS Enabled Mobile GIS Services Gaining Ground 10
Significance of GIS in GPS Navigation Systems 10
GPS for Georeferencing 10
GIS Gaining Prominence in Route Planning 11
Role of GIS in Industries 11
GIS in the Retail Sector 11
Growing Significance of Location 11
Location-based GIS: The New Buzz 11
GIS and Glacial Geomorphology 12
GIS Mapping: An Outlook 12
Significance of GIS in Mapping 12
Backdrop of Global Application of GIS 12
GIS Adoption Through the Years 13
Landmarks in the Growth of GIS 13
2. APPLICATION MARKETS 15
Review of Select GIS Applications 16
Map Making 16
Site Selection 16
Emergency Response Planning 16
Timeframe Assessment 17
3. END-USE SCENARIO 18
Telecommunication: The Leading End-user 18
GIS Application in the Telecommunication Industry 18
GIS Application in Petroleum and Oil & Gas Industry 18
Review of GIS Usage in Select Procedures 19
Petroleum Exploration and Production 19
Management of Facilities and Pipelines in Oil Companies 20
GIS Application in Transportation Industry 20
Modern Transportation GIS Scenario 20
GIS Application by Law Enforcement Agencies 20
GIS Application in Agriculture Industry 21
GIS Application in Banking 21
GIS Application in Defense and Intelligence 21
GIS Application in Engineering 21
Pipeline 21
Surveying 21
GIS Application in Public Safety/ Homeland Security 21
GIS Application in Forestry 21
GIS Application in Healthcare Services 22
GIS Application in Insurance Sector 22
GIS Application in Museums and Libraries 22
GIS Application in Media Industry 22
4. CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE INDUSTRY 23
Privacy: A Major Concern 23
Users Fail to Acquire Requisite Skill 23
Future Concerns 23
5. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 24
Table 5: Leading Players in the Global GIS Software Market
(2010): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for ESRI,
Intergraph, GE Energy, Bentley, Pitney Bowes Business
Insight, Autodesk, ERDAS, and Others 24
Select Key Players 24
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (US) 24
Intergraph Corp. (US) 25
6. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 26
Geographic Information Systems - An Insight 26
Database View 26
Map View 26
Model View 26
Vital Components of GIS 27
Table 6: Global GIS Market (2010 & 2011): Percentage
Breakdown of Revenues by segment - Software and Others 27
GIS Software: An Introduction 27
Significance of Software Component in GIS 28
Review of Select GIS Software Components 28
GIS Statistical Software 28
GIS Readers 28
Web API 28
GIS Open-Source Software 29
Functioning of GIS 29
Data Acquisition 29
Data Integration 30
Projection and Registration 30
Data Structuring 30
Vector 31
Raster 31
Data Modeling 31
Representation of Geographical Features with Geometric Structures 31
Points 31
Polylines 32
Polygons 32
Storage of Non-Spatial Data in GIS Database 32
Review of Select GIS Procedures 32
Topological Modeling 32
Network Modeling 33
Cartographic Modeling 33
Map Overlay 33
Automated Cartography 33
Geostatistics 33
Geocoding 34
Reverse Geocoding 34
Data Output and Cartography 34
Graphic Display Methods 34
Spatial ETL 35
3D-GIS 35
Visualization 35
Geodatabases: An Introduction 35
A Peep into the History 35
7. PRODUCT LAUNCHES 37
8. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 49
9. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 52
A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 68
1. NORTH AMERICA 68
An Overview of the North American GIS Market 68
GIS Software Market: Unfazed by the Economic Slowdown 68
Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis 68
Table 7: North American Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis of GIS/Geospatial Market with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 69
1a. THE UNITED STATES 70
Public Sector Share in GIS Market 70
Adoption of GIS across Various Sectors Increases 70
Applications of GIS Tools 70
Review of GIS Applications by Organizations and Government
Agencies in Select US States - 71
1b. CANADA 71
