Research and Markets: Global GIS (Software, Data, and Services) Market in the Military Sector 2014-2018

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8v6794/global_gis_market) has announced the addition of the "Global GIS Market in the Military Sector 2014-2018" report to their offering.

The GIS market in the Military sector to grow at a CAGR of 10.91% over the period 2013-2018.

A GIS is a system or a set of tools used to interpret business and geospatial data. It integrates hardware, software, and data for processing business and geographically referenced data. This system digitizes the received geospatial data and process them to provide the desired output. GIS is used across sectors such as Natural Resources, Utilities, Federal Government, Communication and Telecom, Military/Law Enforcement, and Others. GIS is used for various purposes such as disaster management, finding location details, viewing maps, marketing, designing facilities, and others.

This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the GIS market in the Military sector for the period 2014-2018. The GIS market in the Military sector can be segmented into three: Software, Data, and Services.

The increasing use of satellite imagery in the Military sector is one major trend emerging in this market. Satellite imagery is available in different models such as 3D terrain models, stereo imagery, multi and hyper spectral models, and digital surface models.

According to the report, the need to enhance national security is one of the major drivers in the Global GIS market in the Military sector. GIS technology enables governments to conduct better analyses of intelligence and adapt their assessment and approach to the various risks and threats posed to national security.

Further, the report states that decision making issues while using GIS in the Military sector are a major challenge in the market. The design of the DGI and the map system which was previously used by the sector must be identical and a mismatch could affect the working of the sector.

Key Vendors

- Esri

- Hexagon

- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates

- Pitney Bowes

Other Prominent Vendors

- China Information Technology

- Digital Globe

- GoogleMap

- Hitachi Zosen

- PASCO

- Rolta India

- SuperMap Software

- Ubisense Group

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