期刊名称:International Journal of Advanced Information Technology
印刷版ISSN:2231-1920
电子版ISSN:2231-1548
出版年度:2012
卷号:2
期号:2
DOI:10.5121/ijait.2012.2201
出版社:Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC)
摘要:Nowadays spatial data is becoming as a key element for effective planning and decision making in all aspects of societies. Spatial data are those data which are related to the features on the ground. In this way, a Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system that captures, analyzes, and manages any spatially referenced data. This paper analyzes the architecture and main features of Geographic Information Systems and aims at discussing some important problems emerged in the research of applying GIS in the organizations. It focuses on some of them such as lack of interoperability, agility and business alignment. We explain that SOA as a service oriented software architecture model can support the transformation of geographic information software from "system and function" to "service and application" and as the best practice of the architectural concepts can increase business alignment in the enterprise applications
关键词:Geographic Information System (GIS); Service Oriented Architecture (SOA); Spatial Data; Service; ;Enterprise GIS; Desktop GIS; Distributed System; Ce ntralized System