Internet GIS
Distributed Geographic Information Services for the Internet and Wireless Networks
Published on 17. April 2003
Book
Hardback
720 pages
978-0-471-35923-4 (ISBN)
Description
* Provides case studies in each chapter illustrating how principles work in practice.
* Compares strengths and weaknesses of off-the-shelf software packages.
Reviews / Votes
"It is an excellent resource in this dynamic field and very well organized and written." (Public Health GIS News & Information, May 2003)More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Photos: 149 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 126 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 15 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1235 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-35923-4 (9780471359234)
Schweitzer Classification
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Zhong-Ren Peng
Internet GIS
Distributed Geographic Information Services for the Internet and Wireless Networks
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07/2014
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Persons
ZHONG-REN PENG, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Advanced Spatial Information Research (CASIR) and an associate professor of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
MING-HSIANG TSOU, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University.
Content
Foreword.
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.