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Epilogue

For these questions, I would like to share with you some
of my thoughts:

1. Geographic Information - In 2018, vast amounts of
data was generated globally every minute, including
510,000 new Facebook posts, more than 150 million

emails, 13 million SMS messages, 43,000 YouTube
video browsing hits, nearly 4 million web searches,
and countless data from video cameras and sensors,
forming a large pool of big data.

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However, to realise the value of this data, it is
important to connect fragmented data by linking it to
geographical location, and opening it to the public

as raw material for startups to develop applications,
and for the government to optimise its governance.
Through the geographic information system (GlS), the
collection, storage, analysis and display of information
has revolutionised traffic management, mobility

modes, urban planning, health protection and public
facilities management. GIS has not only changed the
operation of Hong Kong today, but it also enables