Introduction to Geospatial Information and Communication Technology (GeoICT)

This book is designed to help students and researchers understand the latest research and development trends in the domain of geospatial information and communication (GeoICT) technologies. Accordingly, it covers the fundamentals of geospatial information systems, spatial positioning technologies, and networking and mobile communications, with a focus on OGC and OGC standards, Internet GIS, and location-based services. Particular emphasis is placed on introducing GeoICT as an integrated technology that effectively bridges various information-technology domains. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Geospatial Information Technology....Pages 1-19 Spatial-Positioning Technology....Pages 21-42 Networking and Web-Services....Pages 43-62 Distributed GIS Technology....Pages 63-81 Mobile GIS and Location-Based Services (LBS)....Pages 83-103 Geospatial Data Integration....Pages 105-124 GeoICT Standards....Pages 125-143 Back Matter....Pages 145-153