A geospatial web service approach for creating on-demand cropland data layer thematic maps

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 239-247

  Han, W ^a   Yang, Z ^b   Di, L ^a   Yue, P ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Research and Development Division   (United States)

^c Mapping and Remote Sensing   (China)

Author keywords

Crop scape; Cropland data layer; Geospatial web service; Service oriented architecture; Thematic map

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MAPS; SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA); VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WEBSITES; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DATA LAYER; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; GEOSPATIAL WEB SERVICES; INTERNET ENVIRONMENT; OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARES; RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS; SERVICE INVOCATION; THEMATIC MAPS; CROPSCAPE;

WEB SERVICES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INTERNET; SOFTWARE; THEMATIC MAPPING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84898603341     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/trans.56.10020     Document Type: Article

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