Open source solutions for Internet GIS and wireless data updating | |
| Author | Rudrappa, Bauchkar Prasad |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. SR-03-7 |
| Subject(s) | Geographic information systems Wireless communication systems |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Geographic Information System (GIS) is coming up with integrated wireless technologies for implementing in real time applications. OpenGIS enables spatial data sharing and system interoperability, which leads to data integrity, timeliness and hinders data replication. Real time data logging, updating and retrieving becomes today's GIS need to improve spatial accuracy, improve attribute accuracy, minimize acquisition time frames, and remove intermediate processes that are typically required to get geographic information from the field into an application. Decision maker needs to visualize and access critical data, synchronized from different field operators in real time. The commercial software's developed for wireless applications do not provide a system in one suite for real time applications. The methodology designed and developed in this study is describing an Open Source wireless system for point data updating, uploading and retrieving in real time. This methodology is promoting any mobile device having Internet access and possibility to include GPS readings, eventually with an integrated camera. Open Source software's and freeware packages, e.g. Minnesota MapServer, PHP, PostgreSQL and PostGIS are the foundation of this study. The integrated system demonstrates that reliable spatial data updating can be done in real-time. This system can be beneficial for several applications e.g. Map Updating, Tourism, Environmental, Agriculture, Flood Monitoring, Natural Hazard Management etc. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Space Technology Application and Research (SR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tripathi, Nitin Kumar |
| Examination Committee(s) | Haddawy, Peter;Raghavan, Venkatesh;Phisan Santitamnont |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship, Thailand |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |