The use of geospatial technologies has become ubiquitous since the leading Internet vendors delivered a number of popular map websites. This book covers a wide spectrum of techniques, model methodologies and theories on development and applications of GIS relative to the Internet. It includes coverage of business process services, and integration of GIS into global enterprise information systems and service architectures. The world's experts in this emerging field present examples and case studies for location-based services, coastal restoration, urban planning, battlefield planning, rehearsal environmental analysis and assessment. The book is designed for a professional audience composed of practitioners and researchers in industry.

Includes business process services, and integration of GIS into global enterprise information systems and service architectures Includes information on Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), and the Federal Earth Observation Missions (FedEo) Pilot program, essential for the workflow and decision support system of Homeland Security program

Inhalt
Hierarchical Infrastructure for Internet Mapping Services.- Case Study : Geospatial Processing Services for Web based Hydrological Applications.- An application framework for rapid development for web based GIS : Ginis Web.- Geospatial Web Services : Bridging the Gap Between OGC and Web Services.- The Design, Implementation and operation of the JPL OnEarth WMS Server.- Data Integration for Querying Geospatial Sources.- Translating Vernacular Terms into Geographical Locations.- Personalizing Location-Aware Applications.