The Importance of Global Geoinformation The Importance of Global Geoinformation for the Information Society for the Information Society

• Information Society

• GSDI and Global Geoinformation

• Conclusions

5th GSDI Conference 2001, Colombia

Information Society

„Information Society“ refers to a form of social and economic development where the acquision, storage, processing and dissemination of data/information plays a central role in:

• the economic acitivities and the creation of wealth

• government and adminstration,

• media and information,

• research and education,

• citizen life.

information

production

service

agriculture

Example Germany

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Source: Info2000, Ministry of Economics and Technology, 1996

Development of employment 1880-1990 relation to the number of employees

Transformation Processes

Information and Communication Industry• computer, hardware and software• networks and mobile communication

Industrial production• globalisation of production• networking between SMEs

eGovernment • digitalisation of administration processes• transparency and new services for the citizen

eContent• convergence of media • location based services

Research and Education• eScience (genetics, geoscience ....)• eLearning, eTraining

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Challenges of the Information Society

Growth of world population Industrial production incl. energy sector Transportation of goods and people...

Reduction of resources• mineral resources• water, oil, gas• biodiversity...

Environmental and Climate Change• desertification, deforestation, • pollution

Increase in disaster damages• natural disasters• anthrophogenic disasters...

Earth Management

requires

Global Geoinformation

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GSDI and Global Geoinformation

G S D I

Information for Decision Making

Satellite DataN S D IN S D IN S D I

Resource Management

ManageSustainability

Disaster Management

Socio demographic

• Population• Unemployment

Environment

• Weather• Precipitation• Temperature • Land Use• Vegetation

Earth Science

• Soil, subsoil• Hydrology• Drillholes• 3D-Modelle• Seismological data

Core data

• Land register • Topographic data• DEM• Orthoimages

Infrastructure

• Energy provider• Railway companies• Water sewage• Car navigation

N S D I

GSDI and NSDI Data Sets

G S D I

horizonal integration generalisation

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GSDI and Global Geoinformation

G S D I

Information for Decision Making

Satellite DataN S D IN S D IN S D I

Resource Management

ManageSustainability

Disaster Management

GSDI – Satellite Data

• LANDSAT TM• EO• IKONOS• NOAA series• RADARSAT

• ERS• SPOT

• IRS

• FUYO• TERRA

G S D I

Satellite Data

• global coverage

• high actuality

• consistent quality

• max. resolution 1m

Monitoring

Information Products

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GSDI and Global Geoinformation

G S D I

Information for Decision Making

Satellite DataN S D IN S D IN S D I

Resource Management

ManageSustainability

Disaster Management

GRIS

Risk models

Earthquake FloodsStorm

Data in segments

Mathe-matics

Socio-economics

EarthSciences

InsuranceSocio-

demography

Stochast.models

etc.

Land use,Settlements,

Infrastructure etc.

DEM,Geology,

Hydrology,etc.

Risks,History of events,

etc.

Density ofbuilt-up areas,

Population density

etc.

Contribution potentialof EO-based products• Earth sciences• Socio-economics• Socio-demography

Actuality

Spatial Coverage

Information Quality

Broad Product Portfolio

Total Assessment

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Increasing aggregation of information

Study by debis IT Consulting on behalf of Astrium © by Infoterra 2001

Global Risk Information Services

Risks information products for the

South Coast of Jamaica

• Landsat TM used for spectral properties

• IRS Pan used for high resolution detail

• Infrastructure interpreted from IRS Pan

• Bathymetry inferred from Landsat TM• Lithology and soil from published maps, amended with

Landsat TM

• Faults and fractures from IRS Pan,

• Seismic activity from published records

Case Study

Case Study - Jamaica South Coast

Geo-hazard maps

developed by

integrated modelling

Basis for local

decisions

sea© by Infoterra 2001

Risk Products – Regional Market Potentials

High potentials• Northern America• Western Europe• South America• Eastern Asia

Lower potentials• Africa• Southeastern Asia• Northern Asia• Southern Asia• Eastern Asia• Eastern Europe• Western Asia

© by Infoterra 2001

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GSDI and Global Geoinformation

G S D I

Information for Decision Making

Satellite DataN S D IN S D IN S D I

Resource Management

ManageSustainability

Disaster Management

NSDIBottom up building of

NSDIs and the creating of global data sets is a long-

term expensive task

Satellite ImagerySatellite imagery is globally

by nature and available

Business cases can be calculated successfully

Conclusions

Information Society is developing the capabilities to manage and analyse data and information necessary to understand and solve the global challenges.

Global Information, i.e. information products based on global geodata, are the basis of Earth Management

GSDI must play a key role in providing and disseminating global data sets.

GSDI must be open for Public Private Partnerships integrating the potentials of companies.

The Importance of Global Geoinformation for the Information Society