Abstract

Simple Stand-alone Tool for Creating Web GIS Applications
Track: Web and Server
Authors: Bogdan Cheveresan

Stand-alone Application for WebGIS,SAW,is a user friendly stand-alone application that uses Rest Services to configure JavaScript Web GIS applications.GIS Web applications configured with SAW are based on Open Source Java Script technologies and ArcGIS API for Java Script.It uses different types of GIS services:Geometry Services, Network Analyst Services,Feature Services,Open Street Map,Bing Map,Web Map Tile Services,WMS and KML layers.Fast and simple were the keywords in developing SAW,in order to give to the unskilled users the possibility to configure Web GIS applications in no more than 5 minutes.SAW can be used in conjunction with a Geoportal,in order to discover the available GIS Services and use them to create a custom Web GIS application.GIS Web applications configured with SAW can be a simple Web GIS viewer or an advanced Web GIS application,with routing and editing functionalities,queries based on many criteria on hierarchical search,join over web GIS services and multiple options for security.