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Book Synopsis
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.

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"It is an excellent resource in this dynamic field and very well organized and written." (Public Health GIS News & Information, May 2003)

Table of Contents
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.

Internet GIS Distributed Geographic Information

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 17 April 2003
      ISBN-13 9780471359234
      978-0471359234
      ISBN-10 0471359238
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "It is an excellent resource in this dynamic field and very well organized and written." (Public Health GIS News & Information, May 2003)

      Table of Contents
      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.

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