Upgrading the Value of Your Data Using Geospatial Analysis

My Session Status
-> Focusing too heavily on the capturing aspect of geospatial technologies;
-> Ignoring or discounting analytical capabilities of geospatial technologies;
-> Ignoring the integrative aspects of geospatial technologies;
-> Ignoring the enormous market potential for geospatial byprodcuts of data development; and
-> Focusing too closely on the department whilst ignoring the organization
Because of these issues, I suggest that geospatial is still being perceived as discount, niche or both which limits both the scope of our abilities and growth of our industry.
To mitigate against this, and as a call to action, in my presentation, I discuss how geospatial can be used as a value upgrader for our clients and colleagues in the public sector. I draw on some real world project experiences with a heavy focus on the incredible power of geospatial to use, reuse, interrogate, integrate and exponentiate data of all forms and stripes and varieties into wondrous and valuable outputs for local and regional governments. Because this talk is primarily related to the public sector, I focus on how to upgrade administrative data (in this case property taxation records) into information that can address climate change, housing scarcity and distributional equity. Along the way I want to develop calls to action for data reuse and reintegration AND increased geospatial ethics as both are required to do better with our data.