TechNavio recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global GIS Market in the Government Sector: Esri Inc., Hexagon AB, and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio’s Enterprise Computing team said: “The Global GIS market in the Government sector is witnessing the emergence of 3D GIS software. Increasing use of GIS for security applications is one of the major drivers of the development of 3D GIS software. 3D GIS software provides better visibility and performance than 2D GIS software. Many end-users, particularly the Government and defense organizations, have begun to adopt 3D GIS software to enhance the operational efficiency of security applications. Therefore, many vendors are developing and offering 3D GIS software in the Global GIS market, and 3D GIS software is expected to play a major role in revenue generation in the Global GIS market by 2016.”
According to the report, the need to enhance national security is one of the major drivers in the Global GIS market in the Government sector. GIS technology enables governments to better analyze intelligence and to enhance their assessment and approach to various risks and threats to national security.
Further, the report states that the increasing government regulations and guidelines constitute one of the major challenges in the market. Many governments have passed stringent regulations and restrictions to regulate the kind of information used by customers.
The report also includes a discussion of the other vendors operating in this market. The other vendors in the market are Astrium (EADS Co.), Autodesk Inc., AvisMap GIS Technologies, Beijing SuperMap Software Co. Ltd., Bentley Systems Inc., Caliper Corp., China Information Technology, Computer Aided Development Corp. Ltd., Digital Globe Inc., GE Energy, Geosoft Inc., Geosoft Inc. , GoogleMap, Hitachi Zosen Corp., Overwatch Systems Ltd., PASCO Corp., Pitney Bowes Inc., Rolta India Ltd., ScanPoint Geomatics Ltd., SuperMap Inc., SuperMap Software Co. Ltd., The US Geological Survey, Ubisense Group plc, UK Ordnance Survey, and WTH Technology Inc.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors. For further information on this report, please visit https://www.technavio.com/content/global-gis-market-government-sector-201…
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