Institute of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing

Prof. Dr. Norbert de Lange Dipl. Geogr. Christian Plass

WebGIS with Google Maps

Digital Earth Summit on Geoinformatics: Tools for Global Change Research November 14th 2008

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GIS

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WebGIS with Google Maps

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The New Approach

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Agenda

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GIS GIS WEB-GIS GMGIS WEB-GIS with Google Maps

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What is GIS? GIS stands for "geographic information system. GIS is a particular form of Information System applied to geographical data. GIS is a special kind of "information system, to manipulate, summarize, query, edit, visualize - generally, to work with information stored in computer databases. GIS can be seen as a system of hardware, software and procedures designed to support the input, management, analysis and presentation of spatially-referenced data for solving complex planning and management problems.

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WebGIS with Google Maps

de Lange / Plass: WebGIS with Google Maps

What is GIS? GIS stands for "geographic information system. GIS is a particular form of Information System applied to geographical data. GIS is a special kind of "information system, to manipulate, summarize, query, edit, visualize - generally, to work with information stored in computer databases. GIS can be seen as a system of hardware, software and procedures designed to support the input, management, analysis and presentation of spatially-referenced data for solving complex planning and management problems.

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WebGIS with Google Maps

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GIS functionality within a browser is often termed WebGIS

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The Potential of WebGIS WebGIS will make it possible to make distributed geographic information available to a very large worldwide audience WebGIS will make it possible to add GIS functionality to a wide range of network-based applications in business, government, and education. Internet users will be able to access GIS applications from their browsers without purchasing proprietary GIS software WebGIS means software systems that are platform independent

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WebGIS? for modern WebGIS architecture it is evident: client-server-technology platform independent server-sided data storage and processing power overall access via internet-browser no software or licence costs along with increasing use of open source access to GIS-functions from browsers

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Web-GIS? two aspects are still being discussed: free access to digital geodata extent of available GIS-functions within the browser

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Web-GIS discussion: access to digital geodata general requirements overall access public digital geodata and background maps for all areas of the world great or deep spatial resolution

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Web-GIS discussion: access to digital geodata general requirements overall access (free) digital geodata and background maps for all areas of the world great or deep spatial resolution

use of Google Maps

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Web-GIS discussion: extent of available GIS-functions within the browser requires: more than simple GIS-functions (e.g. zooming and browsing) input and editing geodata as well as analysis of geodata

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Prototype: Web-GIS with GoogleMaps general: user administration and project management e.g. user registration, e.g. definition of a new project, managing existing projects basic concepts e.g. public geodata > GoogleMaps viewing tools e.g. zooming and panning presentation tools e.g. definition of symbols and colours

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Prototype: Web-GIS with GoogleMaps tools for data input geometry of geoobjects (prototyp: only points) attributes of geoobjects tools for managing geoobjects definition of geoobjects (e.g. type of geometry and type of attributes) editing data tools for the analysis of geoobjects query functions buffering (simple point buffer) point in buffer overlay
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