| | NOVEMBER 20186CIOReviewTaking the title of one of the most disruptive comebacks in technology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are recently playing pivotal roles in a multitude of areas--from crime mapping to waste management. The combined innovations in technologies such as drones, big data, and artificial intelligence have further placed GIS in the mainstream where it is accepted that everyone can access a map right in the application they are using. Supporting the explosive growth of GIS, a report from Research and Markets suggests that the global GIS industry will grow with a CAGR of 18.25 percent during the period 2016-2020. Rooted in the science of geography, GIS is being applied into a variety of use cases--from pinpointing new store locations and predicting climate change to reporting power outages and analyzing crime patterns. In addition, GIS has shaped up as a vital tool for urban planning, retail, and logistics. With GIS data, analytics specialists can create visualizations, identify meaningful trends, and make predictions, generating reports that provide more valuable and deeper context for strategy. Furthermore, decision-makers can gain increased visibility from synthesizing spatial information with findings from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Meanwhile, smart city strategists and urban planners are also intent on leveraging IoT technologies and utilizing data collected from various kinds of connected devices in GIS to optimize city operations. With the ubiquity of the internet, the access to plethora of data, and planning of resources, GIS is assisting companies to arrive at decisions based on the combination of analysis of asset, climatic conditions, and natural resources.In this edition of CIOReview, we bring to you the 20 Most Promising GIS Solution Providers - 2018. We are featuring a list of key players in the GIS Solution space along with insightful articles from thought leaders in the industry. We believe this edition will help you in evaluating and formalizing effective GIS-powered strategies for your organization.Let us know your thoughts.Editorial"Mapping" the Road to SuccessCopyright © 2018 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.CIOReviewNOVEMBER - 03 - 2018Email:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com NOVEMBER - 03 - 2018, Vol 07 SE 92 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT:510.556.2280Aaron PierceCarolynn WaltersJustin SmithJessica Thomas Russell ThomasVaishali HeggeriBrian Thomasbrian@cioreview.comVisualizersIssac GeorgeAnil KumarManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeGIS SPECIAL*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comContact Us:Phone:510-402-1463Fax:510-894-8405
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