Paper Info
Title
The Australian approach to geospatial capabilities; positioning, earth observation, infrastructure and analytics: issues, trends and perspectives
Abstract
This paper examines the current state of three of the key areas of geospatial science in Australia: positioning; earth observation (EO); and spatial infrastructures. The paper discusses the limitations and challenges that will shape the development of these three areas of geospatial science over the next decade and then profiles what each may look like in about 2026. Australia's national positioning infrastructure plan is guiding the development of a nation-wide, sub decimeter, real-time, outdoor positioning capability based on multi-GNSS and in particular the emerging precise point positioning -real-time kinematic (PPP-RTK) capability. Additional positioning systems including the ground-based Locata system, location-based indoor systems, and beacons, among others are also discussed. The importance of the underpinning role of a next generation dynamic datum is considered. The development of Australia's first EO strategy is described along with the key national needs of the products of remote sensing. The development of massive on-line multi-decadal geospatial imagery data stores and processing engines for co-registered stacks of continuous base-line satellite imagery are explored. Finally, perspectives on the evolution of a future spatial knowledge infrastructure (SKI) emerging from today's traditional spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) are provided together with discussion of the growing importance of geospatial analytics for transforming whole supply chains.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1080/10095020.2017.1325612
GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
Keywords
Field
DocType
Australia,geospatial information,positioning,earth observation,remote sensing,spatial knowledge,infrastructure (SKI),trends,enablers
Beacon,Geospatial analysis,Geodetic datum,Remote sensing,Earth observation,Analytics,Precise Point Positioning,Underpinning,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
20.0
SP2
1009-5020
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.56
5
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
P. Woodgate151.91
Isabel Coppa220.56
suelynn choy353.80
Stuart R. Phinn417830.07
Lesley M. Arnold520.90
Matt Duckham696262.78