| | August 20166CIOReviewA leap from the primitive cartography to the usage of geographical information system (GIS) is reflective of fundamental change in the interpretation, organization, optimization, and utilization of land and natural resources. Today, the widespread adoption and growth of the GIS tools have swiftly replaced conventional practices and methods related to management of land and natural resources, community planning, agriculture, mining, disaster management, enterprise asset planning, and accurate interpretation of topographical data for timely and informed decision-making. The sprawling rate of urbanization, surging rise of population, as well as increased awareness about probable environmental issues and hazards greatly attribute to the trend where urban planners, government, and realty companies are intensively adopting geotechnology devices and tools over legacy systems to get a three-dimensional view of reality.While the market for GIS technology is expected to swell at over 10 percent CAGR between 2016 to 2020, research reports suggest a higher degree of diversification and growth of its fragmented market--big data analytics, predictive and visualizations tools, cloud, and web technologies. The vendors of GIS software applications and services are harnessing the benefits of network bandwidth, APIs, and along with GPS, are aiding stakeholders to view, access, and update geospatial data at nominal, upfront expenditure in servers and software licenses. From high-definition imagery to interactive tools for 3D modeling and data visualization to highly protected databases that provide timely information and reports for spatial analysis and simulation, GIS is the `connective and collaborative apparatus' for enterprises seeking to fully optimize geospatial data. These solutions are changing mapping paradigms to serve as a radical divergence from cumbersome, redundant techniques of resource utilization, forecasting traffic, asset distribution, and research and development. Apropos to the disruptive state of the current technology market we present the views from leading providers of GIS software and services to allow a broader outlook to simplify the conundrum of cost and complexities in the analysis of discrete physical features and geographical data. Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewAUGUST - 31 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 August 31 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 62 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com GIS SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7560Aaron Pierce Kathy Arnold Vanishree BhattJade RaySupriya KumaraswamyVivian MurrayLawrence Tselawrence@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasAnil KumarManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorial3D Visualization of Reality
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