GI in Sweden 2000

Account and analysis of ULI´s survey concerning the use of geographic information in Sweden

ABSTRACT

ULI, the Swedish Development Council for Land Information, carries out surveys about the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and geographic information (GI) in Sweden with a few years interval. The aim is to describe the use by identifying elements of success and problems as well as capturing wishes and changes. ULI has earlier accomplished four surveys about the use of GIS in Sweden. This report is consequently the fifth. The report answers questions about the use of geographic information within different organisations, the presence of IT-strategies, which systems are used and for what, how the use of GIS is distributed between different areas of practice, investments of digital geographic data and how organisations obtain digital reference data. The report also provides an indication of the users opinion concerning prices and quality of geographic information. The organisations have also answered questions about the need for education, research and development (R&D) as well as standards. The report also presents information concerning implementation and number of persons using GIS, as well as questions about elements of success and obstacles. Certain questions from the survey of 2000 has been compared with previous surveys. The number of people working with GIS daily has steady increased some 30% each year between 1995 and 2000. The most important elements of success are indicated as follows; the organisation management must be positive, data must be stored in bases which are accessible for the whole organisation and there must be a clear IT-strategy where GIS is a part. The biggest obstacles for a successfull GIS are the lack of the descision maker´s understanding, the lack of competence within the personnel and the cost of data. ULI wishes that the current report will be of use for ULI´s members and others in their planning of various activities within the field of GI and GIS.

Författare: Mia Andersson, ULI
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