The Geospatial Web (eBook)
XIV, 296 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
978-1-84628-827-2 (ISBN)
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.
The most important attribute of geospatial platforms is their unique potential to aggregate a multitude of public and private geographic data sets, providing access to data from government agencies, industry and the general public. NASA and other organizations have a wealth of planetary science data - representing the output from thousands of satellites in earth-orbit, and from dozens of costly missions to other planets. Benefits derived from both the data and visual interfaces to access the data represent a significant return on investment for the public. Integrating geospatial data with semantic and collaborative Web technology multiplies the public benefits and represents the main focus of this book. The user interfaces of geobrowsers are designed for the layperson, giving conv- ient access to all kinds of geographically referenced information. Geobrowsers hide the technical details related to finding, accessing and retrieving such information. The daunting challenge of the Geospatial Web is to seamlessly integrate and display vastly different information modes. Nowadays, it is not enough to simply display a map of some region; additional dynamic information modes need to be displayed and put into context - from weather sensor readings and live aerial video feeds to daily news updates, photo collections and video archives.
Foreword 6
Preface 7
Table of Contents 9
List of Authors 11
Chapter 1 Towards the Geospatial Web: Media Platforms for Managing Geotagged Knowledge Repositories 15
Chapter 2 Infrastructure for the Geospatial Web 27
Chapter 4 What’s So Special about Spatial? 51
Chapter 6 Location- based Web Search 65
Chapter 7 Ubiquitous Browsing of the World 77
Chapter 10 Enhancing RSS Feeds with Extracted Geospatial Information for Further Processing and Visualization 112
Chapter 11 A Supervised Machine Learning Approach to Toponym Disambiguation 123
Chapter 12 Geospatial Information Integration for Science Activity Planning at the Mars Desert Research Station 135
Chapter 14 Participating in the Geospatial Web: Collaborative Mapping, Social Networks and Participatory GIS 157
Chapter 16 Supporting Geo- Semantic Web Communities with the DBin Platform: Use Cases and Perspectives 175
Chapter 17 A Geospatial Web Platform for Natural Hazard Exposure Assessment in the Insurance Sector 181
Chapter 20 Introduction to Ubiquitous Cartography and Dynamic Geovisualization with Implications for Disaster and Crisis Management 211
Chapter 21 Fire Alerts for the Geospatial Web 217
Chapter 22 Geospatial Web Services: The Evolution of Geospatial Data Infrastructure 223
Chapter 25 Geospatial Data Integration with Semantic Web Services: The eMerges Approach 246
Bibliography 256
Online Resources 286
Index 289
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing | Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing |
| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 296 p. 93 illus. |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design | |
| Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► User Interfaces (HCI) | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | 3D • Browser • contextualization • Geospatial Web • Information Spaces • JPEG • JPEG 2000 • knowledge management • machine learning • Modeling • organization • semantic web • Social Software • Tagged • Visualization |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84628-827-4 / 1846288274 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84628-827-2 / 9781846288272 |
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