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Online GIS and Spatial Metadata (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Online GIS and Spatial Metadata (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Implement Your Own Applications Using Online GIS An in-depth study
detailing the online applications of geographic information systems
(GIS), Online GIS and Spatial Metadata, Second Edition outlines how
GIS data are published, organized, accessed, searched, maintained,
purchased, and processed over the web. This latest work describes
how the internet has become a platform for the delivery and
integration of geographic information. It highlights the growth
that has taken place since the first edition and includes new
chapters on popular XML formats used in online GIS, SDI Metadata
Portals, Mobile GIS and Location-Based services. It also updates
metadata standards and explains how metadata links it all together.
Designed To Help Non-Technical Readers Understand Technical Issues
The book provides a brief overview of the basic technology of
online GIS before introducing the technical methods used to develop
and implement GIS on the web. It includes an introduction to the
protocols and standards now in use online and provides technical
background and real-world examples of scripts, markup, and other
elements that make this technology work. Expanding on the previous
edition, the book offers a global perspective of online GIS,
contains links and references to online resources, and includes
future directions, applications, and trends. Reviewing major
advances that have occurred over the past decade, this seminal
work: Discusses the detail of four XML-based standards now in
common use for Online GIS and spatial metadata Outlines the nature
of Information Networks, systems in which information is
distributed across many different sites Examines the conceptual
framework of metadata, by studying the RDF and similar standards
for the Web Describes several metadata standards in use around the
world for spatial metadata Provides current examples of SDI
metadata portals, catalogues, and clearinghouses Looks at ways in
which distributed information can be built into data warehouses,
and introduces basic ideas in data mining
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