Knowledge On-Demand: A Function Of The Future Spatial Knowledge Infrastructure

This paper conceptualises a future Spatial Knowledge Infrastructure (SKI), aparadigm shift from supplier-driven data and spatial analytics, to where end usersquery data at will to obtain new insights. The SKI addresses problems from theusers? viewpoint, seeking real-time answers for informed decision making, ratherthan from a data producer?s perspective. The driving motivation, to satisfy society?sgrowing expectation for knowledge on-demand, targeting spatial infrastructuredesign from a knowledge-out rather than a data-in perspective. This paper exploresthe SKI framework and how Semantic Web technologies can be used to deliverservices in step with the knowledge on-demand revolution.