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Topic 1: Introduction to Geospatial Analytics

Dr. Kam Tin Seong
Assoc. Professor of Information Systems

School of Computing and Information Systems,
Singapore Management Uniiversity

2020/04/25 (updated: 2021-05-03)

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Content

  • Demystifying Geospatial Analytics
  • Motivation of Geospatial Analytics
  • The Role of Geospatial Analytics
  • Geospatial Analytics and Social Consciousness
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Demystifying Geospatial Analytics

  • A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a toolkit for creating, managing, analysing, visualising, and sharing data of any kind according to where it's located.

Geospatial analytics is more than a GIS

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Demystifying Geospatial Analytics

  • Geospatial analytics is more than data visualisation

Source: https://livemap.mhc.asia/ and the real geospatial analytics https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1213t2is415g1/IS415_2012-13_Term2_Assign2_Derek.Lee

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Demystifying Geospatial Analytics

  • Geospatial analytics is more than just mapping

Source: https://isss608.shinyapps.io/shiny/

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Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • About 80% of all data maintained by organisations around the world has a location component.
(Source: BusinessWeek Research Services, 2006)

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Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • Geospatial information in Smart Nation

See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/new-3d-map-collate-local-knowledge-part-smart-nation-pro#sthash.aUxbyCei.dpuf

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Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • The explosion in the availability of open geospatial data from both the public and private sectors at national and international levels

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Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • The national geospatial master plan

Source: https://geospatial.sg/initiatives#masterplan

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The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • Uncovering insights not found in statistical graphs and tables.

Source: https://isss608.shinyapps.io/shiny/

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The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • To reveal the untapped property of spatial contiguity in geographic knowledge discovery in databases.

Source: https://isss608.shinyapps.io/shiny/

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The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • To uncover the complexity of the real world relationship.

Source: https://isss608.shinyapps.io/shiny/

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The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • To model spatial interactions and flows.

Source: https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/17t2is415g1/IS415_TeamJSR_Project

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Geospatial Analytics and Social Consciousness

The true power of geospatial analytics is to provide decision makers and planners with data-driven and process information for better problem solving and more efficient use of resources.

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Content

  • Demystifying Geospatial Analytics
  • Motivation of Geospatial Analytics
  • The Role of Geospatial Analytics
  • Geospatial Analytics and Social Consciousness
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