GISer: 95% of data now has spatial reference
No idea on if there’s any research behind that number or why there’s an opinion piece in Computerworld about GIS by Bert Perkins. Perhaps this person is at ESRIUC?
Recently, I learned that 20 years ago specialists were asserting that 80% of all data contains geographical references. That sounded high, so I asked Stuart Hamilton, GIS program director at the College of William and Mary, to clarify. His estimate: 95% is more accurate today. New technology is partially responsible, including cell phones, GPS devices and electronic toll collectors.
by Adena Schutzberg on 07/12 at 07:40 AM |
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