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Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services

Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services

Elias Z. K. Ioup, John T. Sample
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781609601928|ISBN10: 1609601920|EISBN13: 9781609601942
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-192-8.ch002
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Ioup, Elias Z. K., and John T. Sample. "Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services." Geospatial Web Services: Advances in Information Interoperability, edited by Peisheng Zhao and Liping Di, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 18-35. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-192-8.ch002

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Ioup, E. Z. & Sample, J. T. (2011). Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services. In P. Zhao & L. Di (Eds.), Geospatial Web Services: Advances in Information Interoperability (pp. 18-35). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-192-8.ch002

Chicago

Ioup, Elias Z. K., and John T. Sample. "Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services." In Geospatial Web Services: Advances in Information Interoperability, edited by Peisheng Zhao and Liping Di, 18-35. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-192-8.ch002

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Abstract

Granularity is often ignored when designing geospatial Web services. Choices relating to granularity affect service interfaces, data storage and organization, and XML format design. This chapter highlights the importance of analyzing usage and performance requirements when deciding on granularity choices in the design of geospatial Web services. Often, instead of making design decisions based on these requirements, geospatial services are implemented using default, commonly used techniques which may reduce performance, increase complexity, or fail to fully meet user needs. This chapter discusses the importance of granularity in designing and implementing geospatial Web services and provides common examples that highlight the different approaches to granularity which are available.

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