Geospatial

Geospatial applications are web applications that use geospatial services to display, process or record geospatial data (i.e. spatial information). This new type of information system emerged within the framework of spatial data infrastructures .

Geospatial applications are described by metadata and can, for example, be researched in a metadata information system using the geospatial Web Catalog Service or accessed with a geobrowser . In contrast to known - non-geoservices based - solutions, geospatial applications can process geoservices from a wide variety of providers. Due to this advantage, they can easily be expanded in terms of their spatial extent and subject matter.

Examples

• DeutschlandViewer - topographic maps from the Bavarian Surveying Administration
• Geothermal portal - Geothermal maps of the State Geological Services of Germany
• Geoportal of the city of Mittenwalde - municipal geodata visualization (development plans, statutes, tourism, disaster control, ...)

More general examples

• Geographic information system
• navigation device

See also

• Geobrowser

Web links

• Spatial data infrastructure Germany
• Spatial data infrastructure Berlin-Brandenburg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DeutschlandViewer ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( requires JavaScript ) 
2. ^ Geothermal energy portal
3. ↑ Geoportal Mittenwalde