Jaroslav HOFIERKA

Geospatial internet technologies for communication of geographic information

Hofierka, J.: Geospatial internet technologies for communication of geographic information. Kartografické listy, 2012, 20 (1).

Abstract: Over the last decade the geospatial applications have been strongly influenced by emerging new Internet technologies. Geographic information systems have transformed from desktop systems to a network-based technology. The most recent development in this area is represented by web mapping technologies, like Google Maps/Google Earth, Wikimapia, OpenStreetMap and others. These web-based mapping applications provide online mapping features based on the street maps, orthophotomaps and terrain maps supplemented by various multimedia and location-based features such as photographs, videos, webcams, wikipedia links or tracking capabilities. We summarize the current state of these technologies, analyze new possibilities for mapping and communication of geographic information.

Keywords: geographic information, geospatial technologies, web mapping services, internet