Key Insights to Geographic Information System Software in New Report

March 24, 2009 - PRLog -- Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report analysing Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

The report “Geographic Information System (GIS) in APAC 2008-2011”, available at  http://www.reportbuyer.com/go/INF00537 forecasts the market size of GIS software in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region over the period 2008-2011.

The 12 page report shows that a GIS/ Spatial Information Management is a collection of software and geographic data for capturing, managing, analysing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. With GIS software gaining traction in new areas and industries such as real estate, insurance, and the consumer market, the technology is witnessing a marked shift by becoming main stream.

Authors of the report note that emerging markets such as China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan are beginning to adopt new technologies such as GIS and location-based services, transforming the very nature of GIS from being just data management solutions to solutions that are becoming an essential infrastructure providing analytics, geospatial information management and visualization. Widespread initiatives in the communications, government, and utility verticals are primarily driving the uptake of GIS software in the Asia-Pacific region.

The report also elaborates on the key trends in the GIS software market in the APAC region. In addition, it highlights the key factors powering the growth of GIS software market in APAC. Furthermore, the report discusses the challenges in the development and growth of the GIS software market in the same region.

The report “Geographic Information System (GIS) in APAC 2008-2011” is available from

Report Buyer at:
http://www.reportbuyer.com/computing_electronics/software...

Report Buyer product ID: INF00537

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