Interoperable internet mapping - An open source approach

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-293

  Yao, Xiaobai ^a   Zou, Liang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

GML; Internet GIS; Interoperability; Open source; SVG; WFS

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; EARTH SCIENCES; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; INTERNET; INTEROPERABILITY; MARKUP LANGUAGES; STANDARDS; VECTORS;

GML; INTERNET GIS; OPEN SOURCE; SVG; WFS;

WEB BROWSERS;

GIS; INTERNET; MAPPING; RASTER; SOFTWARE; STANDARDIZATION; VECTOR; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 56849106976     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304008786140560     Document Type: Article

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