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Book Evaluating Different Options of Integrating Linked Open Data Into Standard Geospatial Web Services for Thematic Mapping

Download or read book Evaluating Different Options of Integrating Linked Open Data Into Standard Geospatial Web Services for Thematic Mapping written by Wiafe Owusu-Banahene and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The open data movement has resulted in many datasets on the web to be freely available for anyone to freely access, use, modify and share for any purpose (subject, at most, to requirements that preserve provenance and openness). The Linked Open Data (LOD) cloud is an example of such an open data repository of attribute data in the form of billions of Resource Description Framework triples on the Web. Visualising such open data in thematic maps provides a powerful spatial analysis tool for planning and decision-making. In this research, several styles of creating web thematic maps by integrating the attributes from the LOD cloud with geometry in a spatial database server were investigated and evaluated. Requirements for a specialised geospatial web service that combines linked data with geospatial data to create thematic maps were specified. Standard technologies were used, motivated by the widespread deployment of standardised web map services in the geospatial community and the widespread publication of alphanumeric data (by statistical agencies) in the LOD cloud. A specialisation of an Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS) that creates web thematic maps by integrating alphanumeric linked data from the LOD cloud with geometry in a spatial database server was conceptualised. Three integration styles (referred to as design options) for this specialised web service were designed and implemented. The first style integrates linked data with spatial data by an importer. The second and third styles use a middleware and extension of a spatial database server respectively to integrate linked data with spatial data. In each of the three styles, attributes are retrieved from the LOD cloud through semantic queries and only the results of the semantic query are visualised on the thematic map. In this way, the benefits of semantic queries are exploited in the Semantic Web itself and the WMS mapping capabilities are used to visualise the semantic query results on a thematic map by integrating these with geospatial data. The three integration styles are critically evaluated against the specified requirements. This research contributes to understanding the pros and cons of incorporating semantic (linked) data models into standard geospatial web service models to create cartographic products (web thematic maps). This research contributes to bridging the gap between linked data and web thematic mapping.

Book Linked Data

    Book Details:
  • Author : Glen Hart
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2016-04-19
  • ISBN : 1439869979
  • Pages : 271 pages

Download or read book Linked Data written by Glen Hart and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linked Data opens up structured data from databases to be searched and queried via the web, and a geographic element is increasingly being used to link to those data. This book helps you understand how to organize and describe data that includes geographic content and how to publish it as Linked Data for the Semantic Web, as well as explaining the benefits of doing so. In easy-to-understand terms, it equips you with the knowledge you need to think about Geographic Information through the lens of the Semantic Web.

Book Online Maps with APIs and WebServices

Download or read book Online Maps with APIs and WebServices written by Michael P Peterson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet has become the major form of map delivery. The current presentation of maps is based on the use of online services. This session examines developments related to online methods of map delivery, particularly Application Programmer Interfaces (APIs) and MapServices in general, including Google Maps API and similar services. Map mashups have had a major impact on how spatial information is presented. The advantage of using a major online mapping site is that the maps represent a common and recognizable representation of the world. Overlaying features on top of these maps provides a frame of reference for the map user. A particular advantage for thematic mapping is the ability to spatially reference thematic data.

Book Geospatial Web Services  Advances in Information Interoperability

Download or read book Geospatial Web Services Advances in Information Interoperability written by Zhao, Peisheng and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Web service technologies have matured in recent years, an increasing number of geospatial Web services designed to deal with spatial information over the network have emerged. Geospatial Web Services: Advances in Information Interoperability provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings and applications in the area. This book highlights the strategic role of geospatial Web services in a distributed heterogeneous environment and the life cycle of geospatial Web services for building interoperable geospatial applications.

Book The Geospatial Web

    Book Details:
  • Author : Arno Scharl
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2009-02-28
  • ISBN : 1846288274
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book The Geospatial Web written by Arno Scharl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume emphasizes the applications and implications of the Geospatial Web and the role of contextual knowledge in shaping the emerging network society. There is a clear focus on applied geospatial aspects. The book has contributions from a very active research community. Containing chapters from renowned researchers and practitioners, this volume will be invaluable to all interested in this field.

Book Geospatial Technology for Earth Observation

Download or read book Geospatial Technology for Earth Observation written by Deren Li and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth Observation interacts with space, remote sensing, communication, and information technologies, and plays an increasingly significant role in Earth related scientific studies, resource management, homeland security, topographic mapping, and development of a healthy, sustainable environment and community. Geospatial Technology for Earth Observation provides an in-depth and broad collection of recent progress in Earth observation. Contributed by leading experts in this field, the book covers satellite, airborne and ground remote sensing systems and system integration, sensor orientation, remote sensing physics, image classification and analysis, information extraction, geospatial service, and various application topics, including cadastral mapping, land use change evaluation, water environment monitoring, flood mapping, and decision making support. Geospatial Technology for Earth Observation serves as a valuable training source for researchers, developers, and practitioners in geospatial science and technology industry. It is also suitable as a reference book for upper level college students and graduate students in geospatial technology, geosciences, resource management, and informatics.

Book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003

Download or read book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 2524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geospatial Semantic Web

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chuanrong Zhang
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2015-06-11
  • ISBN : 3319178016
  • Pages : 198 pages

Download or read book Geospatial Semantic Web written by Chuanrong Zhang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers key issues related to Geospatial Semantic Web, including geospatial web services for spatial data interoperability; geospatial ontology for semantic interoperability; ontology creation, sharing, and integration; querying knowledge and information from heterogeneous data source; interfaces for Geospatial Semantic Web, VGI (Volunteered Geographic Information) and Geospatial Semantic Web; challenges of Geospatial Semantic Web; and development of Geospatial Semantic Web applications. This book also describes state-of-the-art technologies that attempt to solve these problems such as WFS, WMS, RDF, OWL and GeoSPARQL and demonstrates how to use the Geospatial Semantic Web technologies to solve practical real-world problems such as spatial data interoperability.

Book GeoServer Beginner s Guide

Download or read book GeoServer Beginner s Guide written by Stefano Iacovella and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This step-by-step guide will teach you how to use GeoServer to build custom and interactive maps using your data. About This Book Exploit the power of GeoServer to provide agile, flexible, and low -cost community projects Share real-time maps quickly Boost your map server's performance using the power and flexibility of GeoServer Who This Book Is For If you are a web developer with knowledge of server side scripting, have experience in installing applications on the server, and want to go beyond Google Maps by offering dynamically built maps on your site with your latest geospatial data stored in MySQL, PostGIS, MySQL, or Oracle, this is the book for you. What You Will Learn Install GeoServer quickly Access dynamic real-time geospatial data that you can easily integrate into your own web-based application Create custom styles for lines, points, and polygons for great-looking maps Command GeoServer remotely using REST Tune your GeoServer instance for performance Move GeoServer into production Learn advanced topics to extend GeoServer's capabilities In Detail GeoServer is an opensource server written in Java that allows users to share, process, and edit geospatial data. This book will guide you through the new features and improvements of GeoServer and will help you get started with it. GeoServer Beginner's Guide gives you the impetus to build custom maps using your data without the need for costly commercial software licenses and restrictions. Even if you do not have prior GIS knowledge, you will be able to make interactive maps after reading this book. You will install GeoServer, access your data from a database, and apply style points, lines, polygons, and labels to impress site visitors with real-time maps. Then you follow a step-by-step guide that installs GeoServer in minutes. You will explore the web-based administrative interface to connect to backend data stores such as PostGIS, and Oracle. Going ahead, you can display your data on web-based interactive maps, use style lines, points, polygons, and embed images to visualize this data for your web visitors. You will walk away from this book with a working application ready for production. After reading GeoServer Beginner's Guide, you will be able to build beautiful custom maps on your website using your geospatial data. Style and approach Step-by-step instructions are included and the needs of a beginner are totally satisfied by the book. The book consists of plenty of examples with accompanying screenshots and code for an easy learning curve.

Book Providing Semantic Links to the Invisible Geospatial Web

Download or read book Providing Semantic Links to the Invisible Geospatial Web written by Francisco J. López-Pellicer and published by Universidad de Zaragoza. This book was released on 2012 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2004  Justification of the budget estimates  U S  Geological Service

Download or read book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2004 Justification of the budget estimates U S Geological Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Linked Open Data    Creating Knowledge Out of Interlinked Data

Download or read book Linked Open Data Creating Knowledge Out of Interlinked Data written by Sören Auer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linked Open Data (LOD) is a pragmatic approach for realizing the Semantic Web vision of making the Web a global, distributed, semantics-based information system. This book presents an overview on the results of the research project “LOD2 -- Creating Knowledge out of Interlinked Data”. LOD2 is a large-scale integrating project co-funded by the European Commission within the FP7 Information and Communication Technologies Work Program. Commencing in September 2010, this 4-year project comprised leading Linked Open Data research groups, companies, and service providers from across 11 European countries and South Korea. The aim of this project was to advance the state-of-the-art in research and development in four key areas relevant for Linked Data, namely 1. RDF data management; 2. the extraction, creation, and enrichment of structured RDF data; 3. the interlinking and fusion of Linked Data from different sources and 4. the authoring, exploration and visualization of Linked Data.

Book Flood Damage Survey and Assessment

Download or read book Flood Damage Survey and Assessment written by Daniela Molinari and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions. Volume highlights include: Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. public decision makers, researchers, private companies Contributions from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including civil protection actors working at different spatial and administrative level, insurers, and professionals working in the field of natural hazard risks mitigation Flood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice will be a valuable resource for earth scientists, hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, geographers, civil engineers, insurers, policy makers, and planners. Read an interview with the editors to find out more: https://eos.org/editors-vox/the-value-of-disaster-damage-data

Book Interior  Environment  and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2006  Justification of the budget estimates  U S  Geological Survey  Minerals management Service

Download or read book Interior Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2006 Justification of the budget estimates U S Geological Survey Minerals management Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 2424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: