JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To understand/application of the GIS environment in the internet frame.

Course Outcome

At the end of semester the student will able to develop models in GIS using Open

source and Web GIS, Analyze GIS data and solve problems

UNIT - I

Introduction to Distributed Internet GIS: Introduction, Distributed GIS – Basic components, Applications. Networking: Network environment protocols, (TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Data exchange b/w 2 terminals).

UNIT - II

Client/Server Computing: Client, server, glue, client-server system partition, 2-tier, 3-tier & n-tier architectures, advantages & disadvantages of client-server architecture.

UNIT - III

Distributed Component Framework: Introduction to Microsoft .NET framework: arrays, operators, flow control statements, functions and properties, collection and generics. Getting started with ASP.NET, Error handling, debugging and tracking ASP.NET.

DCOM and .NET, DCOM Architecture and Interface, Advantages & disadvantages of DCOM, CORBA, CORBA Architecture and Interface, advantages & disadvantages CORBA.

UNIT - IV

Web Services in GIS Domain: ADO.NET programming objects and architecture, connected model (command objects), disconnected model (data sets). Interoperability in GIS, OGC and its specifications, OGC specifications for GIS web services (WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS, SLD etc) Google Earth, KML Virtual Earth & Bhuvan.

UNIT - V

Web Mapping: Static map publishing, clickable maps, architecture of static web publishing, web mapping architecture Client - HTML viewer, HTTP server with CGI, Map server & other server, side applications, Web- Mapping options & objects, Web mapping applications.

TEXT BOOK:

• 1. Internet GIS – “Distributed Geographic Information Services for Internet and Wireless Networks” – by Zhong-ren peng and Ming- Hsiang Tsou M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (GIST)