Spatial Database open source o closed source?
Spatial Database for GIS: open source or closed source? Today's decision makers who do not have a geospatial information system (GIS) face critical challenges when making decisions pertaining to critical IT infrastructures. Decisions involving spatial components require detailed information, s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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mediaGEO soc. coop.
2008-03-01
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Series: | GEOmedia |
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Online Access: | http://mediageo.it/ojs/index.php/GEOmedia/article/view/572 |
Summary: | Spatial Database for GIS: open source or closed source?
Today's decision makers who do not have a geospatial information system (GIS) face critical challenges when making decisions pertaining to critical IT infrastructures. Decisions involving spatial components require detailed information, system-structure background and up-to-date IT knowledge. The objective of this paper is to review the fundamental concepts spatial databases used for geographic information systems (GIS) and a comparative analysis of current available software. |
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ISSN: | 1128-8132 2283-5687 |