Jeff Thurston — "Building upon the primary functions of geographic information systems (GIS) is the key to unlocking the door toward greater spatial process modeling and geo-processing. We have barely entered this phase of development and there is immense opportunity ahead. Immediate needs that come to mind for furthering this goal include: building on the integrative nature of GIS, building capacity in the area of understanding processes in a spatial context, evolving GIS output toward new forms of communication and expanding automation into tool-process interactions."

Matt Ball — "It’s becoming ever more clear that man has placed a great burden on the planet and atmosphere, and that these manmade pressures are only increasing. If we’re going to find expedient solutions to global issues, GIS will need to evolve to accept larger datasets, incorporate multiple and in-depth Earth system process models and address dynamic processes across large space and long time."

Jeff Thurston — "Business has a primary role in the development of Global Spatial Data Infrastructure. It brings innovative technology to the table, an understanding of spatial information processing and distribution as well as the willingness and passion to risk and invest. All of these are tempered with a genuine concern to solve problems ranging from environmental sustainability to hunger and health."

Matt Ball — "SDI is an empowering technology for the developing world to begin addressing issues of poverty, economic development, disease prevention, transportation, communication, disaster preparedness, and land ownership. Without a framework for recording and distributing spatial data, these important society-building endeavors are hampered. And without easy access to this information, there’s a greater chance of exploitation of the powerless."

Jeff Thurston — "Mobile mapping is all about convergence. It not only brings together technologies, field solutions are increasingly designed to connect-the-dots between professionals all along the spatial information chain. Furthermore, mobile technologies shorten the distance between the office and the field with field personnel directly linked to data warehouses."

Matt Ball — "When we speak of mobile mapping, we speak about capabilities well beyond the ability to see where you are on a map that is displayed on a cell phone or navigation device. The idea of mobile mapping is to be able to view, edit and integrate with your geographic information system (GIS) data while in the field."

Jeff Thurston — "Sustainability and environment issues are centrally connected to healthy living on our planet and ‘green’ technologies play an integral role. Geospatial technologies are uniquely positioned to support this role because they act as the glue which binds the understanding of environmental processes to the decision making systems driving our economy."

Matt Ball — "Geospatial technology is green technology, as it ultimately contributes toward the goal of  better stewardship for our planet. Large-scale monitoring of our planet against environmental metrics can only be accomplished through the application of geospatial technologies. "

Jeff Thurston — " It is vitally important that we not lose track of the fact that human markup on imagery or maps, is intelligence of the highest quality and most useful. This is why maps, in the truest sense, are the highest forms of geospatial intelligence. They contain both GEOINT derived information and, as circumstance permit, are fused with human intelligence. "

Matt Ball — " Maps are a good means for portable communication, but geospatial intelligence adds additional channels to map-based communications. Geospatial intelligence involves simultaneous access and input to integrated information by a group of individuals with different areas of expertise. The map becomes the repository for these multiple interpretations and collaboration."