Fastest • Shortest • Quickest: Why GIS Can’t Always Follow This Trend
These days, everything around us is built for speed. We want the fastest route, the shortest answer, and the quickest results, whether it’s food delivery, a YouTube tutorial, or even career growth. But there’s one area where shortcuts can be costly i.e. Project Management. Rushed requirements create confusion. Compressed development affects quality. Skipping testing leads to production surprises. Fast decisions without clarity make execution slower. And this “quick results” mindset has now entered the GIS & geospatial world too. Today, location is in fashion: - Every business wants maps in their dashboards - Every decision wants spatial insights Every organization wants GIS "up and running" quickly, wants GeoAI, and real-time data etc. etc.… instantly. But here’s the reality: - You can’t clean messy data at lightning speed - You can’t design an enterprise GIS architecture overnight - You can’t implement Utility Network with shortcuts - You can’t build accurate base maps w...