 What kind of openings ?
Data search and intelligence
Basic Internet search tools (Alta Vista)
Combined search tools (Profusion)
Knowledge processors (Umap)
Scientific publications
Industry journals
Experts, meetings, hearsay ....
« The new challenge : map and image information »
Models
Geographic and cartographic models
Resources evaluation (models of «nature»)
Engineering practices and processes
Environmental impact assessment
Economic forecasting and financial analysis models
« Knowledge is to be acquired by experience »
The production of information
- Models process data and enable to :
- Qualify (quality control using multiple sources)
- Consolidate
- Augment initial amount data (competitive edge)
- Models produce information on :
Mediate conflicting interests
Resource exploitation scenarios involve conflicting participants and interests :
Industry
Local government
National government
Environmental groups
International institutions and bodies
NGOs .....
« Need to mediate conflicting interests in order to evaluate the most likely outcome of capital investment ventures »
The value of geointelligence
A better evaluation of the risks involved in highly capitalistic resource ventures
A clear understanding of conflicts of interests involved (environmental, political, geographical ...)
A quantitative approach to the evaluation of the outcomes
Expected application domains
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