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Explore the changing landscape of GIS in business and government, from the evolution of spatial data infrastructure to its impact on economic and community development. Discover the implications of shifting data recording methods, the utility of administrative records, and the challenges and opportunities presented by expanding metropolitan information infrastructure. Delve into the future of GIS-enabled services and the importance of transitioning to web-based infrastructure. This presentation sheds light on the pivotal role of GIS in shaping our world.
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The Expanding Role of GIS in Business and GovernmentSpatial Data Infrastructure for Economic and Community DevelopmentRemarks byProf. Joseph Ferreira, Jr. MIT, jf@mit.edu
Technology-driven Issues and Trends • How ‘place’ is recorded, • The usefulness of Administrative Records (AR), • Changes in metropolitan information infrastructure, • Implications for economic and community development Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
How ‘place’ is recorded • Old Way (1:250,000 scale) • County, city, SMSA, census tract • Standardized, federal datasets (Census, USGS,…) • New Way (1:25,000 scale) • Census block and block-group, zip, Tiger • Geocoding addresses, Mapquest, GDT,… • Next Way (1:2,500 scale) • Parcel, person, building, feature • GPS location, Ankle braclet, Community asset,… Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
Usefulness of Administrative Records • Traditional study strategy • Special surveys: census, activity report, phone survey,… • Customized, cross-sectional ‘snapshot’ • Administrative Record alternative • Transactional records: registry of deeds, building permit, DMV, housing court,… • Event-driven, hard-to-(re)use, voluminous Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
Changes in Metro Information Infrastructure • Rapid growth of standardized, spatially disaggregated, georeferenced data • Progress in regional consistency (e.g., parcel data for metro Portland, OR, with consistent land use, zoning, valuation) • Progress in Federally-supported ‘framework datasets’ (State & NSDI efforts, Enviromapper) • Critical mass of networked, graphics/GIS capable workstations and Web servers Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
Changes in Metro Information Infrastructure - BUT • Hard to cross-reference all the data • Many access/sharing/privacy issues • Data centers can’t keep up (too much data, too many updates) • E-government and Mapquest-like services are good but limited ‘automation’ efforts • Must shift from ‘data center’ to ‘web services’ infrastructure Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
Chaining Web Services • Isolated Data Centers • Chained Web Services (virtual data centers) Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
Implications for CSS • Virtual data centers (portals) can: • Tap administrative records more easily • provide cost-effective customized value-added • But, they require different expertise, sophistication, partnerships • And new methods for data access, privacy protection, cross-referencing, funding Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002
Next Steps and References • Organizational efforts and urban ‘testbeds’ • Next-Generation Community Statistical Systems conference: http://www.shimberg.ufl.edu/conference.html • Paper: “Information Technologies that Change Relationships between Low-Income Communities and the Public and Non-profit Agencies that Serve Them” http://web.mit.edu/sap/www/colloquium96/papers/7ferreira.html Wharton Impact Conference, August 21, 2002