As some of the core infrastructure challenges have been solved, the application layer of Big Data is rapidly building up. And therefore, the major GIS players have recently been focusing their attention on their added 'intelligence' value. The geomatics and GIS sector will benefit greatly from the innovation brought by Big Data companies like IBM, so how does IBM see its future in this regard? The combination of Big Data with artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, security, Internet of Things etc. has already brought IBM USD33 billion in revenue, and next year it will probably be USD40 billion.
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