{"id":48241,"date":"2025-04-24T20:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/?p=48241"},"modified":"2025-04-24T20:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:03:21","slug":"saudi-jumps-to-9th-globally-and-tops-the-region-in-geospatial-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/saudi-jumps-to-9th-globally-and-tops-the-region-in-geospatial-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Jumps To 9th Globally And Tops The Region In Geospatial Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"881\">Saudi Arabia has officially put itself on the geospatial map \u2014 and in a big way!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"881\">The Kingdom, represented by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA), has jumped to 9th place globally in the 2025 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Readiness Index. That\u2019s up from 32nd place in 2022 \u2014 a leap that\u2019s turning heads around the world.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"1302\">Announced during the Geospatial World Forum 2025 in Madrid, the achievement positions Saudi Arabia as 1st in the Middle East, 6th among G20 nations, and a top player in digital geospatial systems<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/24200159\/2511691.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi Jumps To 9th Globally And Tops The Region In Geospatial Innovation\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/24200159\/2511691.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/24200159\/2511691-250x165.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/24200159\/2511691-120x79.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"1302\">The GKI Readiness Index, developed with backing from the UN Statistics Division, measures how ready countries are to use geospatial data to boost sustainability, digital transformation, and economic growth.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1355\">Saudi Arabia ranked high across multiple pillars:<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1594\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1439\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1439\">6th in policy thanks to its structured approach to national data governance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1512\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1512\">7th in infrastructure, credited to its unified national platform<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1594\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1594\">8th in geospatial industry for forming strong partnerships across sectors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1853\">Thanks to the Kingdom\u2019s massive strides in innovation, Riyadh has also been chosen as the global HQ for the United Nations Global Geospatial Ecosystem Center of Excellence \u2014 further confirming Saudi\u2019s spot as a global leader in this fast-evolving field.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1905\">The sky\u2019s not the limit \u2014 it&#8217;s the starting point!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia has officially put itself on the geospatial map \u2014 and in a big way! The Kingdom, represented by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA), has jumped to 9th place globally in the 2025 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Readiness Index. 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