Opinion
The Growing Demand for Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure
It is perhaps the breadth in GKI thinking that stands the concept out from others, reflecting the breadth…
June 11, 2021
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John Kedar
Author Bio
John has served in the UK armed forces, including leading its geospatial capabilities, and then followed it up with a six-year stint at the Ordnance Survey, opening new international markets and, as Director International Engagement, building long-term intergovernmental relationships. He now works independently, supporting nations deliver ‘the power of where’.
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Geography Matters to NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in the aftermath of World War II as an intergovernmental alliance focussed on military defense within the Euro-Atlantic region…
May 5, 2021
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Opinion
Providing Level Playing Field for Best Outcomes
The geospatial industry in 2021 should take a lead in equality and actively find, not seek, talent from all quarters…
January 7, 2021
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Opinion
National Data and National Sovereignty
Data is capital and trusted national data has national value. Data is an element of today’s complex geopolitics, both as an instrument of power and in giving…
November 10, 2020
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Opinion
Geospatial is Everyone’s Business
7.8 billion human beings live together in uncertain times. Climate Change, seismic geo-political shifts, rising inequality,…
July 29, 2020
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