Advantages and Disadvantages of Web GIS
The web GIS advantage
By utilizing the Internet to access
information over the web without regard to how far apart the server and client
might be from each other, web GIS introduces distinct advantages over
traditional desktop GIS, including the following:
01. A global reach:
02. A large number of users:
03. Better cross-platform capability:
04. Low cost as averaged by the number of
users:
05. Easy to use:
06. Unified updates
Disadvantage of web gis
01.Reliability issues
02. Geodata is expensive
03. Bandwidth issues
04. Limited screen space
05. Complex to develop
06. Immature development tools
07. Copyright issues
08. Privacy issues
Types
of web maps
A
first classification of web maps has been made by Kraak in 2001.He distinguished static and dynamic web maps and further
distinguished interactive and view only web maps. Today there an increased
number of dynamic web maps types, and static web map sources.
01. Analytical web maps
Analytical web maps offer GIS analysis.
The geodata can be a static provision, or needs
updates. The borderline between analytical web maps and web GIS is fuzzy. Parts
of the analysis can be carried out by the GIS geodata server. As web clients gain capabilities
processing is distributed.
02. Animated and realtime
Realtime maps show the situation of a phenomenon
in close to real-time (only a few seconds or minutes
delay). They are usually animated. Data is collected by sensors and the maps
are generated or updated at regular intervals or on demand.
03. Collaborative web maps
Collaborative maps are a developing
potential . In proprietary or open source
collaborative software, users collaborate to create and improve the web mapping
experience. Some collaborative web mapping projects are:
•Google Map Maker
•Here Map Creator
•OpenStreetMap
•WikiMapia
04. Online atlases
The traditional atlas goes
through a remarkably large transition when hosted on the web. Atlases can cease
their printed editions or offer printing on demand. Some atlases also offer raw
data downloads of the underlying geospatial data sources.
05. Static web maps
Static web pages are view only without animation or interactivity.
These files are created once, often manually, and infrequently updated.
Typical graphics formats for static web maps
are PNG, JPEG, GIF, or TIFF (e.g., drg)
for raster files, SVG, PDF or SWF for vector files.
These include scanned paper maps not designed as screen maps. Paper
maps have a much higher resolution and information density than typical computer
displays of the same physical size, and might be unreadable when displayed
on screens at the wrong resolution.
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