Generalization Services on the Web—Classification and an Initial Prototype Implementation
Authors: Burghardt, Dirk; Neun, Moritz; Weibel, Robert
Source: Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Volume 32, Number 4, October 2005 , pp. 257-268(12)
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Abstract:
Much progress has been made in the field of web-based cartography through standards developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). While automated access and presentation of cartographic data have been defined, the services for automated generalization are yet to be standardized. This paper aims to show advantages of applying the service concept to generalization and suggests several classification schemas of generalization services at different levels of granularity. A detailed explanation of a real implemented Generalization Service is provided. We show how software developers can make their generalization functionality available as a service and how these services can be accessed dynamically. For the implementation, the open source Java Unified Mapping Platform (JUMP) was extended to work as a framework for generalization. Generalization services could be used in different application scenarios, for instance as a middleware component extending a web map service with adaptive zooming or as stand-alone services supporting the production of topographic maps by national mapping agencies. They may also allow the development of a common research platform, where researchers would have access to a common generalization framework.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1559/152304005775194665
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