700216Exploration of the market for Geospatial 3D PDFsClosedGRD Proof of MarketInnovate UKThere is a need to share 3D geologic models for collaboration with peers and clients. Proprietary software can be expensive and complex to install for such purposes. However, everyone can easily view a PDF document on low cost and free platforms. The proposed technology enables organisations & institutions across the globe to deliver and share 3D engineering models supporting technical information in the PDF format. Most alternatives for producing 3D PDF reports suffer from the following issues which we aim to overcome: poor compression, loss of attributes, loss of geo-location coordinate systems, and lack geo-aware 3D measurement features. Geospatial is growing dramatically; data is becoming overwhelming and big data has become a new subject in the computing field. There are the issues of security, privacy, collaboration of datasets, ownership of data and aggregating the massive amount of crowd-sourced data. Focussing on increasing its market share into geospatial domains, this Proof of Market study will allow the company to fully explore the commercial opportunity prior to investing time, effort and significant R&D expense in the venture. The geospatial market, particularly oil & gas will be explored, key industry stakeholders will be identified, and a clear view of market trends and requirements will be established. This will allow the company to access the technical viability of building an industry ready solution & decide on a cost value for doing so. A return on investment can then be assessed.