Internet GIS
Distributed Geographic Information Services for the Internet and Wireless Networks

1. Auflage April 2003
720 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
This book presents Internet GIS in an applied and practical manner, including an introduction to basic network architecture and application development. Information is also provided on metadata, recent open standard initiatives, and ways of assuring a current system will be compatible with future designs.
* Provides case studies in each chapter illustrating how principles work in practice.
* Compares strengths and weaknesses of off-the-shelf software packages.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
GIS, Internet GIS and Distributed GIServices.
Networking Fundamentals of Internet GIS.
Client/Server Computing and Distributed-Component Framework.
Technology Evolutions of Web Mapping.
Framework of Distributed Geographic Information Services.
Standards for Distributed GIServices.
Geographic Markup Language.
Commercial Web Mapping Programs.
Mobile GIS.
Quality of Service and Security Issues in Distributed GIS.
Distributed GIS in Data Warehousing and Data Sharing.
Internet GIS Applications in Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Internet GIS Appplications in Planning and Resource Management.
Conclusions and Epilogue.
Acronyms.
Index.
MING-HSIANG TSOU, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University.