Geospatial Industry Survey 2008 Report

This Survey Report, commissioned by Geospatial Today, is an atte mpt to gauge the health of GIS industry in India. The survey report forecasts the trend and the direction in which the industry would take in the next few years. The Survey Report identifies business opportunities, analyses current and future markets, explores successful product and marketing strategies, profiles key players in the market and provides reference information on more than 200 GIS products and vendors.

To make the Survey Report a scientific treatise and to present the facts in a systematic way, Geospatial Today has tied up with IMRB, a market research company to carry out the Geospatial Industry Survey 2008. The report presents findings from a detailed study of GIS products and services in India. Here is a review of what to expect from the Survey Report.

Geospatial Market In India
This chapter furnishes the details of the GIS market in 2006-07 to give an indication of the shape of things to come in the near future. The market is divided into four categories - - software, hardware, data sales and services and the market size is put at Rs 6,830 million

Imagery Data Market
The Survey Report finds that the Remote Sending Data Policy is becoming an obstacle for the growth of imagery data market, leading to grey market in the country.

Software Market
This chapter identifies the primary areas of this segment - image processing software, photogrammetry software, CAD and GIS software and makes growth projections. The Survey Report suggests that piracy is affecting the growth of software market in the country.

Hardware Market
There are two major components in this segment -- surveying instruments used for data capturing and the products that are used to process the data. The survey reports a promising growth in the hardware sector.

Services Market
The survey states that the services segment takes the lion's share in the GIS market in the country. It is this segment that is catching the imagination of the people, planners and private companies. Government that is driving growth of this segment.

End User Market Overview
End user segments like urban planning, defence, natural resources, utilities, transportation and land resources are observed in this section.

Urban Planning
GIS has changed the way urban administrators device their utility plans. a number of programmes are being launched in urban local bodies across the country. The survey points that the opportunity in urban planning is enormous.

Natural Resources
This chapter looks at agriculture, forestry, marine, petroleum and water resources. The market for GIS in agriculture sector is fuelled by various initiatives and schemes launched by the government, while in forestry, GIS is used as a tool to manage the forest resources. The Report says agricultural sector is the biggest contributor in this segment.

Utilities
One of the areas where GIS has found great acceptance is utilities. The Survey Report lists out major application areas in power, telecom and gas distribution and presents the segment wise growth prospects.

Transportation & Logistics
End users of GIS based tracking and navigation applications find place in this chapter. According to industry experts, the market for vehicle tracking and navigation is growing at a staggering 70% CAGR.

Land Records
Though GIS doesn’t offer any significant value added service in this sector, digitisation of maps and conduct of aerial and ground surveys take major share in this segment. The Report points out the large participation of private players in this segment.

Defence
GIS is an essential component in the arsenal of military organizations. This chapter lists out the application areas within the defence sector. The Survey Report predicts a consistent growth in GIS spend in this sector.

The Report also studies education, construction and infrastructure, health and retail sectors. Based on the responses of the respondents, the Survey Report also gives important suggestions for the healthy growth of the geospatial industry.