Geospatial Services and Applications for the Internet

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 worlds 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.