Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure Readiness Index 2025

Overview

In a world increasingly characterized by geopolitical fragmentation, technology-driven disruptions, supply chain volatility, and a fragmented digital landscape, geospatial knowledge has emerged as the crucial element that binds modern economies together. The Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Readiness Index 2025 emphasizes that for a nation to be geospatially prepared, it must have the ability to transform location-based data into “knowledge” & strategic intelligence for its economy and governance. The 2025 edition of the report benchmarks 75 countries across five key pillars: Infrastructure, Policy Landscape, User Adoption, Industry Ecosystem, and Institutional Capacity—each with defined indicators. It also projects a potential shift of US $392 billion in global geospatial market value under different risk scenarios. A key addition to the report is the GKI Tactical Readiness Index, a framework that links space sovereignty and geodetic resilience directly to economic security, making it a critical determinant of strategic sovereign advantage as warfare shifts toward multi-domain, data-centric, and electronically contested battle spaces.