The Impact of Digitization on the Formation of a New Model for Geospatial Data

• Published in: Sustainability 2023-11, Vol.15 (22), p.16009
• Main Authors: Jovanovic-Milenkovic, Marina, Petrovic, Filip
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Communication; Communications technology; Digitization; Electronic government; Geospatial data; Hypotheses; Information management; Infrastructure; Local government; Serbia; Smart cities; Software; Spatial data; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Urban planning
• ISSN: 2071-1050; 2071-1050
• DOI: 10.3390/su152216009

The introduction of digitization has changed all spheres of business on a global level, including geospatial data. The general goal of the paper includes the formation of a new model of geospatial data management. The authors propose the formation of an eSpace model that includes the ePlan system. In order to achieve the goal of the paper, the authors conducted a survey in which representatives of local self-governments and holders of public authority participated through a structured online survey. A pilot study for the formation of a geospatial data model is an overview of spatial and urban planning. The focus is on looking at the real state of spatial and urban planning documents and the possibility of establishing a central database of spatial planning documents in digital format and its further distribution through a single system. In this way, easy access to digital plan data expands the community of users and enables communication with different groups of stakeholders. The introduction of the described model affects the further development of society as a whole.