By Pakkor Aug 30, 2014 facebook/dailykoreannews Future of geographic information systems seen at Smart Geospatial Expo In the near future, people will be less likely to lose their way or wander around trying to find their way in large public facilities, such as subway systems or shopping malls. So called indoor navigation services based on spatial information and position-determination technology will be introduced soon. Visitors will be able to download an indoor navigation app onto their smartphones, which will guide them through a three-dimensional map. The 2014 Smart Geospatial Expo, held in Seoul between August 25 and 27, featured various technological applications using such geographic information systems. Some 100 companies and organizations took part in the event. In the opening speech of the expo, Chris Gibson, vice president of Trimble Navigation, a GPS company, said, Spatial information is being utilized in various industries through the use of new information and communication technologies, such as sensors, cloud computing and big data analysis. Spatial information is being collected on a real time basis through sensors installed in various pieces of equipment. In particular, the collection of such information through mobile sensors is growing explosively, he added. In their exhibits, participants at the expo showcased technologies that converge and combine a range of data, including spatial information. In a pavilion about spatial information, there were many examples of big data applications that have been made possible by both the public and private sectors. SK Telecom helped future entrepreneurs by providing them with business district analyses based on its geographic information systems. A smart coffee vending machine developed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) uses Internet of Things technologies. Users can set the amount of coffee, sugar and cream on their smartphone and tag their phones to the machine. It will then make your coffee as requested. Visitors also experienced augmented reality by using smart glasses. Others experienced virtual reality by hoping on the kingdom rider and watching three-dimensional images. There were also fire fighting safety education devices equipped with motion recognition sensors. Participating companies gave presentations about their technology for the government delegations. Dyne Digiculture, a leading company specialized in three-dimensional scanning, presented ways to efficiently manage an old factory through three-dimensional spatial information modeling. The Korea Land and Housing Corp. talked about its experience in urban development overseas using land information systems and introduced its customized municipal development program. During the ministerial meeting held on the sidelines of the expo, delegations from 22 countries, including Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Cambodia and the Philippines, drew detailed plans for the 2014 declaration about training human resources specialized in spatial information applications. The declaration admits the need to train spatial information professionals and proposes an action plan to share their specialized knowledge. In addition, it also includes the sharing of educational materials online, increasing invitations and training programs, creating a working group to discuss the implementation of various tasks mentioned in the declaration and future agenda items. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) signed a memorandum of understanding with Uzbekistan to cooperate on the use of such geographic information systems. The agreement contains setting up spatial information and database systems, sharing land related policies, law and administrative experiences, and joint technological development in conducting geodetic and cadastral surveys and measurements, and remote exploration. With the signing of this MOU, our bilateral economic relationship will develop further and lead to new ways of mutual growth, said a ministry official. There will be fruitful results in spatial information applications in cooperation with Uzbekistan.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:42:49 +0000