Lesson 1: Introduction to Geospatial Analytics and Applications

Dr. Kam Tin Seong
Assoc. Professor of Information Systems (Practice)

School of Computing and Information Systems,
Singapore Management University

2/21/23

Content

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

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.

Demystifying Geospatial Analytics

  • Geospatial analytics is more than data visualisation

Demystifying Geospatial Analytics

  • Geospatial analytics is more than just mapping.

Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • About 80% of all data maintained by organisations around the world has a location component.

(Source: BusinessWeek Research Services, 2006)

Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • Geospatial information in Smart Nation.

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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.

Motivation of Geospatial Analytics

  • The national geospatial master plan.

Source: Singapore Geospatial Master Plan

The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • Uncovering insights not found in statistical graphs and tables.

Source: SGSAS - Simple Geo-Spatial Analysis using R Shiny

The role of Geospatial Analytics

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

Source: SGSAS - Simple Geo-Spatial Analysis using R Shiny

The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • To uncover the complexity of the real world relationship.

Source: SGSAS - Simple Geo-Spatial Analysis using R Shiny

The role of Geospatial Analytics

  • To model spatial interactions and flows.

Source: IS415 Bus Rider Flow Project

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.