Developing Internet-Based GIS Applications

Author: Johnny Marshall
Organization: INDUS Corporation

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Developing applications for the Internet is one of the newest challenges developers face today. The growing capability of the Internet has created a demand for applications that use geographic information systems. When building GIS applications for the Internet, a developer can choose any of a number of architectures, technologies, and methods. This paper examines several of the techniques that can be used to develop Internet-based GIS applications using MapObjects with both MapObjects Internet Map Server (IMS) and Active Server Pages. The findings and techniques discussed are based on three GIS applications developed by INDUS Corporation.