GIS 5101 Discussion 11: Our Society’s Lifestyle

The modern setting of our society’s lifestyle revolves around the essence of information and technology. People are getting more and more hooked into the smart devices that mobile companies are releasing due to the practical gadgets and applications that are usable to almost any situation or issue. One such technology that is slowly but sure seeping into most technological fields today is GIS tech.
More and more geospatial service companies are being organized today due to the high demand for GIS. Geospatial service companies are offering various kinds of professional analysis that involve demographic, locational, and spatial data. The different technological advancements are contributing to the different fields of science and information thereby providing significant additions to existing technology. CITATION Mat17 \l 13321 (Shihan, 2017)
Other technological advancements that are greatly contributing to the field of GIS are drone tech and satellite imagery. Such technologies allow for a much-sophisticated analysis of geographical and spatial data that can now be used to produce a variety of important conclusions that are related to the field of study. GIS allows companies to acquire different kinds of data that can be used to calculate marketing, production and distribution information. CITATION res15 \l 13321 (researchguides, 2015)
Many geospatial companies are now emerging in order to provide their much-needed talents to their clients. Geographic Information Systems require knowledgeable and professional geospatial consultants who can translate raw data into practical concepts. The act of hiring professional geospatial consultants allow one’s company to build a more profound strategy to tackling their problems that require complex data analysis of Geographic Information Systems. CITATION wha11 \l 13321 (whatisGIS, 2011)
GIS industry is slowly but surely booming as new technologica...