A host of smaller firms from around the world exhibited mobile packages, saturating the event with new and innovative products. New Technology for an Old Idea Mobile GIS probably goes back to the first conceptual discussions about what GIS should be, what kinds of activities it should support, and how it would be used in the enterprise. But a lot of work has taken place to put all the technology pieces together. But it's the ability to mobilize data and applications that truly will revolutionize the future of computing and the way people work. With the industry now fully onboard the m-GIS bandwagon, it stands at a portal to unimagined potential.
Spatial processing is the key that opens up an entirely new set of opportunities.
Such functionality has been mandated by federal regulation and soon will be part of all cell-phone services. Within that framework, there are thousands of potential new applications that users may not have thought of yet. However, it all depends on a geospatially enabled computing and communications infrastructure. In the meantime, GIS and mobile providers find themselves in a maelstrom as demand from their core markets accelerates. Now is the pivotal time in the marketplace.