Web GIS
Principles and Applications
Published on 2. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-58948-245-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Web has revealed the immense value and broad applicability of GIS, set the bar for today's user expectations, and introduced flexible architectures for use with modern IT infrastructure. From basic architecture to new frontiers, Web GIS: Principles and Applications presents a thorough overview of the origins and developments in this emerging platform. New Web technologies addressed include: ArcGIS Server, REST services, JavaScript API/Flex API, and ArcGIS Mobile. This book offers a balance of principles, concepts, and techniques to provide you with an understanding of how Web GIS can revolutionize the way your GIS functions.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Redlands
United States
Publishing group
ESRI Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-58948-245-6 (9781589482456)
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Persons
Pinde Fu is a senior GIS application developer and project lead at ESRI. He earned his PhD in GIS from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Fu is a member of the Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Systems and in 2008 was named honorary director of the ArcGIS Education and Application Research Center at Henan University in China. Jiulin Sun is Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has authored and coauthored four books on GIS. In addition, Sun is chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the State Key Lab of Resources and Environmental Information Systems in China, as well as the Scientific Database and Information Engineering Science Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Content
Chapter 1 GIS of the Internet era Chapter 2 Technical basics Chapter 3 Geospatial Web service basics Chapter 4 Geospatial mashup Chapter 5 Mobile GIS Chapter 6 Geoportals Chapter 7 Web service applications Chapter 8 Web GIS applications in e-business Chapter 9 Web GIS applications in e-government Chapter 10 Web GIS trends and frontiers