Market Trends of APAC Location Analytics Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the APAC Location Analytics Market according to our research experts:
In-vehicle connectivity is driving growth in the Automotive sector
- New vehicles with built-in navigation are becoming standard, which will allow in-vehicle navigation suppliers to grow. Also, the growth of connected navigation services and live location content is being driven by both external and internal connectivity in vehicles.
- For carmakers, embedded and connected location services, such as turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation, traffic information, and point-of-interest (POI) search (including parking and gas stations), will remain an essential component of in-vehicle infotainment systems (IVI) over the next five years. Specifically, navigation systems are becoming common in entry-tier vehicles. According to predictions, the attach rate for navigation will increase from 38% of new cars sold in 2020 to almost 70% by 2026, providing suppliers with a sizable opportunity for growth.
- Despite the negative impact of the pandemic over the next five years, it is estimated that annual sales of navigation-enabled cars will almost double from over 34.5 million at the end of 2020 to exceed 68 million by 2025. This total excludes HD maps required to guide autonomous cars safely. Still, it includes connected cars, which can deliver live map-based services to users as part of the connected in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) experience.
- As the auto industry works to make roads safer and cut down on or get rid of car accidents, more new cars will have advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Analysts expect the global penetration of the distance warning feature to reach 76% of light-duty vehicles in 2025, with a growing share (likely between a quarter and a third) of these relying on an ADAS map. Other ADAS features include distance warning with predictive powertrain, intelligent speed assistance, and lane departure alerts.
Achieving competitive advantage through location insights continues to drive demand for Enterprises
The benefits of digitalization are felt at various levels across enterprises, e.g., sales and marketing, operations, strategy, IT management, and R&D. Data is collected and analyzed to gain insights that improve decision-making, accountability, efficiency, and business performance.
Location intelligence combines mapping and geospatial services with a company's or organization's data. Location intelligence is a subset of business intelligence whereby a business visualizes the data it generates, e.g., performance data, pricing, cost data, etc., on a map (or applies location services) for improved tactical and strategic decision-making.
Use cases for location intelligence include geo-marketing, location-targeted advertising, site location planning (e.g., retail stores, restaurants, fueling stations, and other infrastructure like mobile radio access networks), and remote equipment performance monitoring. Asset tracking, fleet management, on-demand mobility services, and other business functions can also be enhanced with location services.
A BCG global survey on location intelligence for enterprises conducted across 520 companies in February last year shows the high importance of location data to business performance across different sectors, where 95% said that mapping and geospatial data are essential in achieving desired business results today and 91% said that they would be even more essential in three to five years, including in real estate, logistics and delivery, retail, and e-commerce.
