A geospatial strategy is used to detail how a company or organization is going to utilize GIS in the future. The strategy includes important items like company vision, hardware, software, training and value propositions. 

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An important aspect of any geospatial strategy is the geospatial roadmap. This roadmap details how a company is going to utilize GIS in the next 1-3 years and includes themes on data, software and training.

 

Other important questions that a geospatial strategy can help answer are:

 

• How will geospatial technology benefit our stakeholders?

• What is the scope of our GIS aspirations?

• What is our strategy for data collaboration and sharing?

• What type of GIS training would benefit everyone at the company?

• What is our desired software and hardware improvements?