Interoperable and Distributed Processing in GISThis text shows how the principles and technologies of object-oriented programming, distributed processing and internet protocols can be embraced to further the reliability and interoperability of datasets for the professional GIS market. The book describes the central concept of the interface specification between the data consumer and producer - |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE Introduction | 1 |
I Interoperability | 6 |
II Essential models | 48 |
III Implementation | 90 |
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abstraction allows application approach basic Berkeley sockets Buehler & McKee called chapter client complexity component DBS computing concepts Consider for example context continuous fields CORBA data definition language data formats data integration data migration data model data producer data quality data types data user database dataset defined discussed document Document Structuring Conventions domain dynamic encoding environment essential model flexibility function geometry geoprocessing histogram implementation important information communities interface Internet interoperability interpolation interpreter interval issues Java mapping mathematical means measurement metadata methods needs object user object-oriented OGIS operating system parameters physical quantities platform possible POSTSCRIPT program printer probability theory problems programming language protocol query random variable representation runtime sampling schema semantic heterogeneities server showpage simple simplicial complexes someClass spatial data spatial references specification standard TCP/IP techniques theory translator typically uncertainty various vendors