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Chapter 7
ArcGIS in the cloud
Manzhu Yu, Pinde Fu, Nanyin Zhou, and Jizhe Xia
This chapter takes the ArcGIS
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product suite in the cloud as a prac-
tical example to demonstrate how to use a cloud-enabled Geographic
Information System (GIS). With practical use cases introduced,
readers can obtain a clear understanding of the current status of
cloud-enabledGIS.
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.1.1 Why a geographical information
system needs the cloud
Many 21st century challenges require the timely integration of vast amounts
of geospatial information through a Geographic Information System (GIS)
to address global and regional issues such as emergency respons