Strategic Architecture Future Maps
Geomatics Canada
This architecture was developed
by a team of senior managers in NRCan to guide the strategic planning
process. it displays the long term strategic evolution of the core competencies
critical to the organization. This diagram was included in the 5 year
plan to visualize the progress towards the strategic intent.
It is interesting to note that all lines are moving to higher value-added
information and knowledge management systems. All these lines are moving
into modeling and decision support which require more sophisticated levels
of client/ applications knowledge and integrated data bases feeding integrated
models. Some of the key barriers are identified in red.
The solutions to these barriers are science based rather than technology
based and need a paradigm shift in operations.
Traditional Spatial Data organizations lack these core competencies and
need to build strategic partnerships with science based institutions
to maintain their leadership position.
This SA was prepared in 1994
and the 10-15 year predictions turned out to be quite accurate ( including
a real- time GPS watch)
