Virtual dba — Virtual database administrator A term invented by Jude Reichenthal in 1994 to denote the performance of robust Database Administration services via the Internet and the world wide web. He subsequently worked with Gershon Weintraub to form a… … Wikipedia
Virtual globe — A virtual globe is a 3D software model or representation of the Earth or another world. The first widely publicized virtual globe was Google Earth. A virtual globe provides the user with the ability to freely move around in the virtual… … Wikipedia
GIS file formats — A GIS file format is a standard of encoding geographical information into a file. They are created mainly by government mapping agencies (such as the USGS) or by GIS software developers.Metadata often includes: * Elevation data, either in raster… … Wikipedia
Public Participation GIS — Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) was born, as a term, in 1996 at the meetings of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). [ Sieber, R. 2006. Public Participation and Geographic Information… … Wikipedia
Participatory GIS — As defined by the participants in the [http://pgis2005.cta.int Mapping for Change International Conference (PGIS 05)] which took place in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2005, Participatory GIS (PGIS) is an emergent practice in its own right;… … Wikipedia
Clearinghouse (GIS) — A clearinghouse in GIS is a repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data. A clearinghouse provides widespread access to information and is generally thought of as reaching or… … Wikipedia
Open GIS Consortium — Open Geospatial Consortium Typ gemeinnützige Organisation Gegründet 1994 Mitglieder 384 [1] Slogan Entwicklung offener Standards … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geographic information system — GIS redirects here. For other uses, see GIS (disambiguation). A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present… … Wikipedia
Web mapping — is the process of designing, implementing, generating and delivering maps on the World Wide Web and its product. While web mapping primarily deals with technological issues, web cartography additionally studies theoretic aspects: the use of web… … Wikipedia
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Google Earth — Infobox Software name = Google Earth caption = Screenshot of Google Earth in Windows Vista developer = Google released = mid 2006 latest release version = 4.3.7284.3916 latest release date = release date and age|2008|7|13 programming language =… … Wikipedia