A comparison of open source geospatial technologies for web mapping

International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 354-374

  Ballatore, Andrea ^a   Tahir, Ali ^a   McArdle, Gavin ^b   Bertolotto, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

FOSS; Free and open source software; Geographical information systems; GIS; GIServices; Online survey; Open source; Spatial DBMS; Spatial web services; Web architecture; Web graphical user interfaces; Web mapping; Web technologies

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MAPPING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPEN SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; WEB SERVICES;

FOSS; FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES; GISERVICES; ONLINE SURVEYS; OPEN SOURCES; SPATIAL DBMS; WEB ARCHITECTURE; WEB MAPPING; WEB TECHNOLOGIES;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 84857177537     PISSN: 14761289     EISSN: 17419212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWET.2011.043440     Document Type: Article

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