map generalization

ICA Commission on Generalisation and Multiple Representation

Generalisation web services

Workshop

The first workshop on generalisation web services took place from november 19th to november 20th 2007, at the Ordnance Survey, UK.
Workshop summary, photo.

Links

The WebGen Platform
WPS based version of WebGen. The zip file contains the server, a client for JUMP, all the sources, and the documentation to either install the current client or servers, or adapt them for different platforms.

The 52n WPS framework (client and service applications).

Bibliography

Map Generalisation Technology: Addressing the need for a common research platform
A. Edwardes, D. Burghardt, M. Bobzien, L. Harrie, L. Lehto, T. Reichenbacher, M. Sester and R. Weibel., 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, South Africa, 2003

OXYGENE: An open framework for the deployment of geographic web services
T. Badard, A. Braun, 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, South Africa, 2003. Website

Web Services for an Open Generalisation Research Platform
M. Neun, D. Burghardt, ICA workshop on generalisation and multiple representation, A Coruna, Spain, 2005. Paper, Website

Towards Extending Web Map Services for Mobile Applications
M. Bozkurt, R. Groth, B. Hansson, L. Harrie. P. Ringberg, H. Stigmar, K. Torpel, ICA workshop on generalisation and multiple representation, A Coruna, Spain, 2005. Paper

Generalization Services on the Web — Classification and an Initial Prototype Implementation
Burghardt, D., M. Neun and R. Weibel, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Volume 32, Number 4, October 2005 , pp. 257-268(12). See here

Workflow Management and Generalisation Services
Ingo Petzold, D. Burghardt, M. Bobzien, ICA workshop on generalisation and multiple representation, Portland, United States, 2006. Paper, Oral Presentation

Establishing an OGC Web Processing Service for generalization processes
Foerster T., Stoter J., ICA workshop on generalisation and multiple representation, Portland, United States, 2006. Paper, Oral presentation

MapShaper.org: A Map Generalization Web Service
Matthew Block, Mark Harrower, AutoCarto'06, Portland, United States, 2006. Paper, Website

An open software framework for Web Service-based geo-processes
T. Foerster, Free and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics, 2006.

Automated schematization for web service applications
Swan J., Anand S., Ware J.M., Jackson M., Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4857, pp. 216-226, 2007. Paper

Towards automatic web-based generalisation processing: a case study
Theodor Foerster, J. Stoter, R. Lemmens, ICA workshop on generalisation and multiple representation, Moscow, Russia, 2007. Paper, Oral presentation

Evolving from automating existing map production systems to producing maps on demand automatically
Nicolas Regnauld, ICA workshop on generalisation and multiple representation, Moscow, Russia, 2007. Paper, Oral presentation

Bringing the Web Processing Service to a new stage - new 52°North WPS Features
B. Schaeffer, T. Foerster, Free and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics, 2007.

A client for distributed geo-processing on the web
T. Foerster, B. Schaeffer, W2GIS, G. Tayler, M. Ware (ed.), Springer, 4857, pp. 252-263, 2007.

A Generic Approach to Simplification of Geodata for Mobile Applications
T. Foerster, J. Stoter, B. Koebben, P. van Oosterom, M. Wachowicz, L. Bodum (ed.), AGILE 2007, 2007

Experiments in building an open generalisation system
A. Edwardes, D. Burghardt, M. Neun, chapter 8 of "Generalisation of geographic information: Cartographic modelling and applications", Mackaness William, Ruas Anne, Sarjakoski L. Tiina (eds.), the international cartographic association series, International Cartographic association, Elsevier publisher, april 2007. See here

Data enrichment for adaptive map generalization using web services
M. Neun, PhD thesis of the University of Zurich, 2007. Download here, see the WebGen Platform.

Web service approaches for providing enriched data structures to generalisation operators
Neun, M., D. Burghardt and R. Weibel, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2008 , pp. 133-165. See here

Automated processing for map generalization using web services
Neun, M., D. Burghardt and R. Weibel, GeoInformatica, ISSN 1384-6175, 2008. See here

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