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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Main Authors: Renzo Carlucci, Fabrizio Bernardini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: mediaGEO soc. coop. 2008-03-01
Series:GEOmedia
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Online Access:http://mediageo.it/ojs/index.php/GEOmedia/article/view/572
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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.
ISSN:1128-8132
2283-5687