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Internet GIS: State of the Art

(Note: this workshop must be held in a computer lab with proper software installed)

The objective of this hands-on workshop is to offer an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) functionality on the Internet. This workshop will focus on the understanding of the fundamentals of Internet GIS, and the assessment of different Internet GIS technologies including server-side and client-side processing. The workshop includes hands-on exercises.

Specific topics include:

  • Advantages and drawbacks of different approaches.
  • Performance, security and interoperability of Internet GIS
  • Institutional impacts of Internet GIS, including spatial information sharing and a digital spatial data library.
  • Organizational impacts, including spatial data publication and interpretation, and public GIS education.


Intended Audience: This workshop is intended for public and private sector managers, elected officials, and policy professionals, database developers and administrators, and GIS professionals.

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