Spatial Application Facility (SAF)
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- Published: Tuesday, 06 June 2017 16:09
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There is no longer any reasonable doubt that the climate is changing. It is no longer a distant possibility but a current reality. Projections of the impact this will have on global climate, and therefore on our society, economy, and wider environment, is becoming more and more refined. Timing of seasons may change, frequency and severity of floods and tropical cyclones combined with sea level rise are increasing. For cities across the world climate change has become one of the defining challenges for policymakers, industry and civil society.
Using geospatial Information technologies to support this enormous task allows looking at and analysing various Climate change scenarios in relation to already complex spatial planning challenges. Location intelligence as well geo-analytics will help to better understand impacts of climate change scenarios on the urban environment. As a result such new insights allow for better policy and decision making to build toward a climate resilient city in the longer term.