On the afternoon of May 20th, at the "Global Spatiotemporal Intelligence Expo" (WGDC2026) "Spatiotemporal Intelligence as a Service" forum, Wang Yang, General Manager of OCTAVE's New Infrastructure Business Unit in Greater China, stated that spatiotemporal intelligence is no longer about maps, drawings, and images, but rather about enabling humans to enter the real world through virtual means and serve as the core foundation for asset management, public safety, and industry decision-making.
Wang Yang believes that the separation of software and SaaS businesses by Hexacon Group is not just a company split, but also an observation window for the global trend of integrating spatiotemporal intelligence with industry operational intelligence. At the same time, it is in line with the concept of spatiotemporal intelligence: transforming Geospatial from an independent product capability into a spatiotemporal intelligent base that runs through the entire process of design, construction, operation, and protection; Traditional geographic information companies no longer only compete with companies within the industry; Proactively embracing sovereign data requirements and security policies; Globalization is not about overseas sales, but about global configuration capabilities; AI is not a cheat, but a comprehensive entry into the industry workflow. From a global perspective, Octave hopes to collaborate with Chinese companies to form solutions in both domestic and overseas markets based on global industry experience, mature products, and platform capabilities.
