Title :
A middleware architecture for open and interoperable GISs
Author :
Wong, Steven H. ; Swartz, Steven L. ; Sarkar, Dilip
Abstract :
The volume and number of data sets about Earth are rapidly growing. However, sharing and integrating them is difficult due to incompatible data formats and platforms. We propose an abstract model for information sharing and integration and use it to develop an architecture for building open, component-based, interoperable systems
Keywords :
distributed object management; geographic information systems; open systems; Earth; GISs; abstract model; data sets; geographic information system; incompatible data formats; information integration; information sharing; middleware architecture; open component-based interoperable systems; Geographic Information Systems; Image databases; Java; Middleware; National security; Network servers; Object oriented modeling; Peer to peer computing; Programming profession; Software libraries;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
