Geographic Information Systems

Table of Contents

1. Industry Overview 1

• Overview 1
• Significance of GIS 1
• Advantages of Geographic Information System 1
• Growing Popularity of Geographic Information System 1
• Factors Responsible for Growing Use of GIS Applications 1
• GIS: A Support Tool for Business Decision Making 2
• Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Market 2
• Government Agencies Increasingly Adopt GIS Solutions 2
• Private Sector Spending - The Next Big Thing in GIS Market 2
• Global Business Recognizes the Potential of Geographical Information System 3
• In-house Set up Versus Outside Consultants 3
• Data Acquisition Made Relatively Easier 3
  • GPS Enabled Mobile GIS Services Gaining Ground 3
  • Significance of GIS in GPS Navigation Systems 3
• GPS for Georeferencing 3
• GIS Gaining Prominence in Route Planning 4
• Growing Significance of Location 4
• Location-based GIS: The New Buzz 4
• GIS and Glacial Geomorphology 4
• GIS Mapping: An Outlook 4
• Significance of GIS in Mapping 4
• Backdrop of Global Application of GIS 5
• GIS Adoption Through the Years 5
  • Landmarks in the Growth of GIS 5

2. Application Markets 6

• Review of Select GIS Applications 7
  • Map Making 7
  • Site Selection 7
  • Emergency Response Planning 7
  • Timeframe Assessment 7

3. End-Use Scenario 8

• Telecommunication: The Leading End-user 8
• GIS Application in the Telecommunication Industry 8
• GIS Application in Petroleum and Oil & Gas Industry 8
• Review of GIS Usage in Select Procedures 9
  • Petroleum Exploration and Production 9
  • Management of Facilities and Pipelines in Oil Companies 9
• GIS Application in Transportation Industry 9
  • Modern Transportation GIS Scenario 9
• GIS Application by Law Enforcement Agencies 9
• GIS Application in Agriculture Industry 10
• GIS Application in Banking 10
• GIS Application in Defense and Intelligence 10
• GIS Application in Engineering 10
  • Pipeline 10
  • Surveying 10
• GIS Application in Public Safety/ Homeland Security 10
• GIS Application in Forestry 10
• GIS Application in Healthcare Services 10
• GIS Application in Insurance Sector 10
• GIS Application in Museums and Libraries 10
• GIS Application in Media Industry 10

4. Challenges Confronting the Industry 11

• Privacy: A Major Concern 11
• Users Fail to Acquire Requisite Skill 11
• Future Concerns 11

5. Competitive Scenario 11

• Table 1: Leading Players in the Global GIS Software Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for ESRI, Intergraph, GE Energy, Bentley, Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Autodesk, Leica Geosystems, and Others 12
• Select Key Players 12
  • Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (US) 12
  • Intergraph Corp. (US) 12

6. Product Overview 13

• Geographic Information Systems - An Insight 13
  • Database View 13
  • Map View 13
  • Model View 13
• Vital Components of GIS 13
  • Table 2: Global GIS Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Segment - Software and Others 13
• GIS Software: An Introduction 14
  • Significance of Software Component in GIS 14
  • Review of Select GIS Software Components 14
    • GIS Statistical Software 14
    • GIS Readers 14
    • Web API 14
    • GIS Open-Source Software 14
• Functioning of GIS 15
  • Data Acquisition 15
  • Data Integration 15
  • Projection and Registration 15
  • Data Structuring 16
    • Vector 16
    • Raster 16
  • Data Modeling 17
• Representation of Geographical Features with Geometric Structures 17
  • Points 17
  • Polylines 17
  • Polygons 17
• Storage of Non-Spatial Data in GIS Database 17
• Review of Select GIS Procedures 17
  • Topological Modeling 17
  • Network Modeling 17
  • Cartographic Modeling 18
  • Map Overlay 18
  • Automated Cartography 18
  • Geostatistics 18
  • Geocoding 18
  • Reverse Geocoding 18
  • Data Output and Cartography 18
  • Graphic Display Methods 19
  • Spatial ETL 19
  • 3D-GIS 19
  • Visualization 19
• Geodatabases: An Introduction 19
• A Peep into the History 19

7. Product Launches 20

8. Mergers and Acquisitions 25

9. Strategic Corporate Developments 29

10. North American Regional Perspective 33

• GIS Software Market: Unfazed by the Economic Slowdown 33

10a. The United States 33

• Public Sector Share in GIS Market 33
• GIS: The Savior in Present Tough Economic Scenario 33
• Applications of GIS Tools 34
  • Review of GIS Applications by Organizations and Government Agencies in Select US States - 34

10b. Canada 34

• Geo-Spatial Market: An Overview 34

11. European Market Perspective 34

• Growing Prominence of GIS Software in Local Governments 34

11a. Russia 34

• Geographic Information System Gaining Popularity 34
• GIS Application in Oil and Gas Industry 35
• Use of GIS Technology for Tracking Purposes 35

12. Asia-Pacific Market Perspective 36

• New Avenues for GIS Software 36
• 12a. China 36
• GIS Market: An Overview 36
• Industry Structure 36
• Geographic Information System Market Experiences Robust Growth 37
• Factors Driving Market Growth 37
• Continual Government Support: A Major Growth Driver 37
• Competitive Scenario 37
• Market Restraints 38
• 12b. India 38
• A Promising Market 38
  • Table 3: GIS Market in India (2005 & 2010): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Segment - Domestic Market and Export Market 38
  • Table 4: Leading Players in the Indian GIS Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Rolta India, ESRI, ERDAS and Others 38
• Increased Application Drives Market Growth 39
• An Overview of the Indian National Map Policy 39
• National Spatial Data Infrastructure: An Overview 39
• 12c. Malaysia 39
• Market Overview 39
• An Overview of the Malaysian Spatial Industry Business Association 40

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