Online GIS and Spatial Metadata
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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Online GIS and Spatial Metadata
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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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

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781482220155
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 12/18/2015
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 438
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Terry Bossomaier is Strategic Professor of Computing and Information Technology at Charles Sturt University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Geographic Information Systems
GIS and Object-Oriented Technology
A Brief Primer on the Nature of GIS
The Rise of the Internet
Overview of the Book

GIS and the Internet
The Advantages of Online GIS
Considerations when Deploying over the Internet
The Evolution of Online GIS
Interactive Online GIS
The Rise of Online Data Warehouses
Differences Between Stand-Alone and Online GIS
Options for Implementing Online GIS
Summary and Outlook

Server-Side GIS Operations
Web Servers
Server Software
Server Processing
Forms and Image Fields
Processing Scripts and Tools
Online Map Building
Implementing Geographic Queries
Summary and Outlook

Client-Side GIS Operations
Introduction
Image Maps
Use of JavaScript in Client-Side Operations
AJAX: Dynamic Web Page Updating
Cookies
Interactive Graphics
Application Programming Interfaces
Examples
Summary and Outlook

Introduction to Markup
Markup Languages
XML: Structural Ideas
HTML 5
XML Namespaces
XML Schema
XQuery: The XML Query Language
XQuery Grammar
FLWOR: XQuery Expressions
The Future of XML
Summary and Outlook

XML and Online GIS
XML Implementations
GPX Schema
KML (Keyhole Markup Language)
GML: Geographic Markup Language
LandXML
Summary and Outlook
Appendix: Picnic Schema
Appendix: Application Schema for the River Scene

Information Networks
Introduction
What Is an Information Network?
What Can Information Networks Do?
The Organisation of Information Networks
Issues Associated with Information Networks
Information Networks in Practice
Summary and Outlook

Metadata on the Web
Introduction
Dublin Core
JSON Protocol for Data Interchange
PICS and POWDER
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Querying RDF: SPARQL
XML Signatures
Summary and Outlook

SDI Metadata Portals and Online GIS
Introduction
Geospatial Metadata Standards
Metadata Standards: The Gory Details
Prominent Metadata Standards
Spatial Data Infrastructure and Metadata Portals
Examples of Online SDI Metadata Portals
Metadata Standards and the Future of SDI and Online GIS
Summary and Outlook
Appendix: Simplified Schemas

Data Warehouses
What Is a Data Warehouse?
Geographic Data Warehouses
Data Warehouse Architectures
Database Processing Models
Considerations when Building Data Warehouses
Data Warehouse Organisation and Operation
Data Warehouse Examples
Common Publication Standards for Online GIS Warehouses
Intelligent Systems
Data Mining
The Future of Geographic Data Warehouses
Summary and Outlook

GIS Anytime, Anywhere
Mobile GIS
Mobile GIS and Business
Regulations Governing Mobile Implementations
Technology and Implementation of Mobile Apps
Mobile Security
Future Proofing Mobile Development
Summary and Outlook

Location-Based Services
What Are Location-Based Services?
How Do LBS Work?
What Are Application Domains for LBS?
What Is the Future of LBS?
Summary and Outlook

Future Directions of Online GIS
Realisation of a Global GIS
Future Benefits of Online GIS Systems
Online GIS Organisational Trends
Online GIS Technology Trends
Virtual Worlds
Envoi (Online GIS)
Summary and Outlook

Glossary

Bibliography

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