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Internet GIS : distributed geographic information services for the internet and wireless network
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Haboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2003
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9780471359234
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* Provides case studies in each chapter illustrating how principles work in practice.
* Compares strengths and weaknesses of off-the-shelf software packages.


Author Notes

ZHONG-REN PENG , PhD, is the Director of the Center for Advanced Spatial Information Research (CASIR) and an associate professor of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

MING-HSIANG TSOU , PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University.


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
Epilogue
Acronyms
Index