Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems: 8th International Symposium, W2GIS 2008, Shanghai, China, December 11-12, 2008. Proceedings: 5373 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 5373) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540899022 ISBN 13: 9783540899020

Publisher: Springer, 2008

Synopsis

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Web and Wirelsss Geographical Information Systems, W2G.I.S. 2008, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2008. The 14 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. The papers span a wide area including but not limited to Conceptual and logical models, Data management and retrieval, Geographical search engines, Web services, Query languages and interfaces, 2D and 3D information visualization, Exploratory cartography and interfaces, Data mining, Security and usability, Location-based services, Peer-to-peer computing, Cyber-geography, Semantic geo-spatial web, Mobile and Wireless G.I.S., Telematics and G.I.S. Applications, Ubiquitous G.I.S., Personalization and adaptation as well as Wayfinding and navigation.

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From the reviews:

"This book is the post-symposium proceedings, comprising 14 selected and peer-reviewed papers from the 8 International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS 2008). The proceedings review the state-of-the-art development of web and wireless GIS. ... For researchers and GIS software programmers, the book provides a good reference to system design, software implementations, and the trends in web and wireless GIS research." (Steve Liang, Geomatica, Vol. 63 (3), 2009)

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3540899022
• ISBN 13: 9783540899020
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 189
• Editor: Bertolotto Michela, Ray Cyril, Li Xiang