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dc.titleGeospatial Public Policy: Global Best Practices for Harnessing the Potential of Satellite Technologies and Applications
dc.contributor.authorKaleagasi, Bartu
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Sean
dc.contributor.authorBeaumont, Peter
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-09-26T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2022-09-26T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractThis publication presents six case studies of public policies that promote the development and use of geospatial technologies and applications, which can be categorized in five layers: institutions, tools, data, skills and industry. The evolution of these technologies and applications over the past decade has been driven by the understanding that where people and things are located is central to smart decision making. As a result of low-cost launch vehicles, increasing numbers of satellites in orbit, new sensor technologies, machine learning algorithms, advances in cloud computing, and the emergence of other technologies such as drones and high-altitude platforms, the geospatial economy is now expanding into many new geographies and sectors. This expansion calls for the development of innovative applications that benefit government in areas such as agriculture, environment, energy, aviation, maritime, transport, health, education, business, and society.
dc.format.extent62
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004484
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Geospatial-Public-Policy-Global-Best-Practices-for-Harnessing-the-Potential-of-Satellite-Technologies-and-Applications.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Politica-publica-geoespacial-mejores-practicas-globales-para-aprovechar-el-potencial-de-las-tecnologias-y-aplicaciones-satelitales.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGeographic Information System
dc.subjectIndustry
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeO30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeO36 - Open Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordssatellites;technology;applications;GIS;innovation;policy;best practices
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00537
idb.operationAR-L1310
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