Introduction to Web GIS

An introductory course on web mapping and geospatial data infrastructures. Up: Educational Resources

The student is assumed to have completed the Introduction to GIS course.

Course outline

• introduction to the web and its technologies
• web communities, collecting and sharing geospatial data
• storage of geospatial data
• web mapping server
• the browser as a web mapping client
• dedicated web mapping clients

Readings

Freely downloadable texts are needed.

• Praxishandbuch WebGIS mit Freier Software German, GNU FDL, 2nd edition, Feb 2004 (needs updating)
• Spatial Data Management with PostgreSQL/PostGIS

Lectures

Lecture slides are needed.

Assignments

These need to have detailed instructions and pre-prepared datasets. Also instructions how to get and install the needed software.