Interoperable and Distributed Processing in GIS Book

Introduction: Problem statement, background, road map. Part 1: Interoperability - interoperability in geoprocessing; overview; data migration; integration and databases; data integration and geographical information systems; review; virtual data set - overview; interoperability impediments; approaches for improvements; open geodata interoperability specification; the virtual dataset concept; review. Part 2: Essential models - example - field representations - overview; continuous fields; measurement of fields; current representation techniques; characteristics of the domain D; characteristics of the range; analysis of continuous field data; impediments; review; modeling uncertainties - introduction; uncertainties; methods for the modeling of uncertainty; assessing the uncertainty of functional expressions; digital representation; numbers, units and dimensions; review. Part 3: Implementation - case studies - introduction.