Akhilesh Srivastava spoke about Transforming the Transportation Network using GIS at the conference organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology on Geospatial Policy for Nation Development.

 

It was a pleasure to discuss “Transforming Transportation Networks with a Geospatial Strategy” with the panel of experts at a Conference organized by the Ministry of Science &Technology on “Geospatial Policy or National Development on 21st – 22nd February 2023.

Geospatial Strategy can help Transportation Sector on both the “Supply-side,” i.e., Developing Infrastructure Network, and the User-side, i.e., Mobility. 

The focus points on Infra side are

•          Speed and capacity

•          Frequencies and time

•          Cost

 

GIS combined with 3D, 5G Networks, IoT, and IPv6 protocols can be a game changer by integrating Surveying, Planning, Designing, construction, and Asset Management.

On User-side, i.e., Mobility, this will be useful for drivers in finding the most optimal and cost-effective routes but more useful for Business development around logistics and other Industries.

 5 themes will determine the future of mobility –

•          Multi-modal

•          Shared

•          Autonomous

•          Connected

•          Electrified or Green Fuel

 

Precision in data and technology will be a key determinant of the future of transportation technology. It can effectively transform a vehicle into a thinking and self-operating IoT device.

Location Intelligence (LI), a part of AI, collects and analyzes geospatial data from different sources.

The strategic insights from this data help solve various business challenges for the transportation industry.

This is done by providing access to spatial data, trends, patterns, and relationships between vehicles and infrastructure.

GIS should be a means to an end, which is to shape global businesses and make citizens' life easy by adding critical context to the decision-making process.

Gone are the days when a team would be sent “on the ground” to investigate a business opportunity. Geospatial data can do all this while providing rich insights that help decision-making.

Companies all over the world are utilizing geospatial data in diverse ways.

But the conventional B2G system will not work, and natural inefficiency will creep into it, making it useless like the Smart City Initiative.

If we want this policy to be successful, the democratization of Data and easy availability of data should be a primary part so that a B2C ecosystem develops around it.

Our young generation is smart and can use the data better than policymakers think!

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