What is the role of digitization?

The opinion of the chief geologist of LLC “INGEOSERVICE” Oleg Smirnov was published in the journal Oil&Gas Journal, No. 8, 2018:

  1. What are the main trends you can identify in the market of geological and geophysical service in Russia? What events, in your opinion, have currently the greatest influence and determine its future?
  2. How do you assess the role of digitization (Big Data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.) when working with geological and geophysical information? When is it necessary to apply these technologies while working with geo-information? What are their advantages and disadvantages?