Location Intelligence – Key to Sustainable Development

The 2030 Agenda and its 18 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rely heavily on

locational information and a geographic information management tool with the integrative

power and ability to seamlessly process data from diverse and disparate sources—natural,

environmental, and social. With the surge of geospatial data from earth observation and

sensory information, along with advances in data science and open-source tools, GIS

has proved to be a key tool in assessment, prioritization, mitigation, planning, change

management, and capacity building to address economic inequality, social instability, and

environmental degradation challenges.