| | SEPTEMBER 20168Consultants Revieweography has been an integral part of the evolution of mankind; from time immemorial humans have been using it in their pursuit of finding food, shelter, new territories, and understanding their world better. Today, Geography is regarded as a science that provides us the context and the content of our world. A Geographic Information system lets us visualize, analyze, discover and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends. GIS deals with the "Where", integrating geography into virtually everything we do, agnostic of industry domains or sciences. GIS links and relates all information with geography as a common denominator.Mobile, Big Data, Cloud and Internet of Things are some of the technologies that are helping organizations in gaining Digital maturity. Geographic information system (GIS) technology, which includes enterprise systems, cloud-based solutions, apps, and mobile capabilities, is easy to use and allows businesses to work more efficiently. This greatly improves how companies can grow their digital quotient.Enterprises deals with location information in every department; customers, employees, vendors, partners, assets ­ all have a location. In this situation maps and location serve as the framework for integration. On the back end, where systems are built and managed, GIS technology links customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence (BI), financial management, asset management, and many other systems. While on the front end, where workers and customers consume information through mobile devices, computers and the IoT, digital maps serve as the perfect medium of information for people. People process information faster when it's visual. Making information available on maps, which are inherently intuitive and provide visual discernment, makes it easier for users to see patterns that are hidden within spreadsheets and databases. Therefore, it is apt to give your time-pressed CEO and CIO a location dashboard, give your field crews and customer service representative's real-time data in apps through their mobile devices, provide the analyst with sophisticated analysis features to develop algorithms, models and perform computations. GIS acts as a system of records.GIS provides an end-to-end digital solution that is fast, agile, connected, and responsive. The advanced technology unlocks a kind of location enablement that IN MY OPINIONEstablished in 1996, Esri India Technologies Ltd is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions provider with multiple regional offices across India. Having over 25 years of experience in IT business management, Agendra Kumar has served as the country head of several multinational technology companies. GHarnessing the Power of LocationBy Agendra Kumar, President, Esri India
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