TY - CHAP
T1 - Current trends in vector-based internet mapping
T2 - A technical review
AU - Lienert, Christophe
AU - Jenny, Bernhard
AU - Schnabel, Olaf
AU - Hurni, Lorenz
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Possibilities and limitations of Internet cartography software largely depend on the pace set by the software industry. The variety of commercial and non-commercial software caters for the needs of a continuously growing mapping community, including both professional and amateur cartographers. This chapter provides an overview of state-of-the-art technologies for vector-based Web-mapping as of the beginning of 2011. Both proprietary and open format technologies are discussed for vector data rendering in browsers, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. The discussed technologies are Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), JavaFX, Canvas, and WebGL. The chapter also discusses client and server side frameworks which provide Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for creating custom interactive maps, mainly by overlaying raster images with vector data.
AB - Possibilities and limitations of Internet cartography software largely depend on the pace set by the software industry. The variety of commercial and non-commercial software caters for the needs of a continuously growing mapping community, including both professional and amateur cartographers. This chapter provides an overview of state-of-the-art technologies for vector-based Web-mapping as of the beginning of 2011. Both proprietary and open format technologies are discussed for vector data rendering in browsers, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. The discussed technologies are Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), JavaFX, Canvas, and WebGL. The chapter also discusses client and server side frameworks which provide Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for creating custom interactive maps, mainly by overlaying raster images with vector data.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85009151681&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-27485-5_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-27485-5_3
M3 - Chapter (Book)
AN - SCOPUS:85009151681
SN - 9783642274848
T3 - Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
SP - 23
EP - 36
BT - Online Maps with APIs and WebServices
A2 - Peterson, Michael P.
PB - Springer
CY - Heidelberg, Berlin
ER -