Web GIS : Principles and Applications

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Pub. Date: 2010-10-15
Publisher(s): INGRAM
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Summary

The Web has revealed the immense value and broad applicability of GIS, set the bar for todayrs"s user expectations, and introduced flexible architectures for use with modern IT infrastructure. From basic architecture to new frontiers,Web GIS: Principles and Applications presents a thorough overview of the origins and developments in this emerging platform. New Web technologies addressed include: ArcGIS Server, REST services, JavaScript API/Flex API, and ArcGIS Mobile. This book offers a balance of principles, concepts, and techniques to provide you with an understanding of how Web GIS can revolutionize the way your GIS functions.

Author Biography

Pinde Fu is a senior GIS application developer and project lead at ESRI. He earned his Ph.D in GIS from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Fu is a member of the Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Systems and in 2008 was named honorary director of ArcGIS Education and Application Research Center at the Henan University in China.
 
Jiulin Sun is academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering. She has authored and coauthored four books on the topics of scientific data and GIS. In addition, Sun is chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of State Key Lab of Resources and Environmental Information Systems in China, as well as the Scientific Database and Information Engineering Science Committee of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
 
 

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