Global GIS Marketsby J. Hugh O'Donnell, Managing Director, Geomatics
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The presentation will highlight the global market for Geomatics related activities which is estimated to be worth $10 billion with an annual growth rate of 20%.
Particular reference will be made to sector priority areas which include land registry systems, environmental and infrastructure programs for natural resources management, municipal/local governments and utilities.
Major technology trends affecting these lines of business will be addressed including the tendency for increased integration of the specialized fields of geomatics.
The effects of these technological developments and the rationalization of public sector programs are impacting on the technical and managerial skills of the geomstics community. Some of these directions will also be leading to various models of program delivery, including build, operate and transfer (BOT) initiatives which will impact on the type of products, services and added value which will become prominent in global markets.
Hugh O'Donnel - Profile :
Hugh O'Donnel has twenty seven years of professional experience with government and industry in the fields of surveying, mapping, remote sensing and geographical information systems.
While in private sector, he managed a large division of a multi-disciplinary engineering firm, as the head of world-wide operations in surveying and mapping. In the Ontario government he was Surveyor General of Ontario and was instrumental in securing major funding to assist the province's private sector in upgrading its technology for digital mapping and GIS.
For eight years, Mr. O'Donnel was Assistant Deputy Minister of Geomatics Canada, a Sector of Natural Resources Canada. In this capacity, he was responsible for Canada's national surveying, mapping and remote sensing programs. During this period, he provided leadership to such programs as RADARSAT, the National Digital Topographic database activity, contracting out to industry and the implementation of strong international relationships with foreign governments.
Throughout his professional career, he has participated in the activities of various executive committees and boards of directors of corporations, national and international scientific associations, professional licensing bodies and community groups. More recently, he was Executive Secretary of the International Union of Surveying and Mapping. Mr. O'Donnel holds professional licenses in land surveying in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. At SHL VISION Solutions, he is Managing Director of Geomatics.
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