The SOGI-OSIG1 GIS Technology Specialist Group has updated their interactive GIS Trend Radar2 at gistrends.ch to version 2.0. The radar classifies technologies, paradigms, and concepts into three rings:
- Established (29 entries)
- Emerging (6 entries)
- Descending (5 entries)
In order to decide on the classification of a technology or concept, the GIS Trend Radar analyzes four criteria (auto-translated from SOGI-OSIG):
- Market penetration: This criterion describes the extent to which a technology is already established on the market. Market penetration therefore describes the sale of existing products on a market. It shows whether a technology is used by companies, organizations and governments and how widespread it has become.
- Technological maturity: This criterion assesses how mature a technology is and how close it is to being fully functional. It looks at the level of development, reliability and stability.
- Businesses and economic viability: This criterion looks at the extent to which a technology is sustainable and economical from a business perspective and whether it is worth replacing an existing solution with it. The aim is to assess the economic opportunities and risks for companies.
- Users and ecosystem: This criterion examines how well a technology is accepted by the target group and whether it offers a supporting ecosystem. The aim is to analyze the benefits for users and the availability of know-how and resources.
The rating of each trend radar entry with respect to this criteria can be found in a separate table.
Footnotes
SOGI-OSIG is the Swiss Organization for Geographic Information founded in 1994. It aims to promote the interdisciplinary application of geoinformation in Switzerland. SOGI-OSIG is a member of the European umbrella organization EUROGI.↩︎
Only available in German at the moment, as far as I could find out.↩︎