Innovative Software Development in GIS

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Bénédicte BUCHER and Florence LE BER

1.1. Geomatics software

1.1.1. Digital geographical data

1.1.2. GIS-tools

1.1.3. Software innovation and geomatics research

1.2. Pooling

1.2.1. The need for pooling and its relevance

1.2.2. Reflection opportunity on geomatics pooling

1.2.3. Pooling within the MAGIS research group

1.3. Book outline

1.4. Bibliography

PART 1. SOFTWARE PRESENTATION

Chapter 2. ORBISGIS: Geographical Information System Designed by and for Research

Erwan BOCHER and Gwendall PETIT

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Background history

2.3. Major functionalities

2.3.1. Language and spatial analysis

2.3.2. Representation: style and cartography

2.3.3. Other functionalities

2.3.3.1. Visualization

2.3.3.2. Editing

2.3.3.3. OGC flux

2.4. Architecture and graphical interface

2.4.1. Architecture and models

2.4.1.1. Creating a plugin

2.4.1.2. Manipulating data

2.4.2. Graphical interface

2.4.2.1. The GeoCatalog

2.4.2.2. The GeoCognition

2.4.2.3. The Map and the TOC

2.5. Examples of use

2.5.1. Spatial diachronic analysis of urban sprawl

2.5.2. Spatial hydrologic analysis

2.5.3. Geolocation

2.5.3.1. Geocoding

2.5.3.2. Geographical rectification

2.6. Community

2.7. Conclusion and perspectives

2.8. Acknowledgments

2.9. Bibliography

Chapter 3. GEOXYGENE: an Interoperable Platform for Geographical Application Development

Éric GROSSO, Julien PERRET and Mickaël BRASEBIN

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Background history

3.3. Major functionalities and examples of ...