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»Current state of technology and potential of Smart Map Browsing in web browsers - using the example of the Free web mapping application OpenLayers«

submitted by Emanuel Schütze on June 1, 2007
Program of Study: Multimedia Technology, Bremen University of Applied Sciences

 
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Contents

• Abstract
• Zusammenfassung
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Objectives
• 1.2 Thesis Outline
• 2 Background
• 2.1 Free Software
• 2.1.1 Term
• 2.1.2 Free Software versus Open Source
• 2.1.3 Licensing Categories
• 2.2 Usability
• 2.2.1 Terms
• 2.2.2 Measurability
• 2.3 Web Mapping
• 2.3.1 Terms
• 2.3.2 Classification
• 2.3.3 Architecture
• 2.3.4 Characteristics
• 2.3.5 Tiling
• 2.4 Open Geospatial Consortium
• 2.5 Web Map Service
• 2.5.1 Web Map Client
• 2.5.2 OGC conforming WMS
• 3 Analysis
• 3.1 Current State Analysis
• 3.1.1 Objective
• 3.1.2 Method
• 3.1.3 Selection
• 3.1.4 Result
• 3.1.5 Evaluation
• 3.2 Smart Map Browsing
• 3.2.1 Term
• 3.2.2 Characteristics
• 3.2.3 Potential
• 3.3 Requirements Analysis
• 3.3.1 Purpose
• 3.3.2 Must-Have Criteria
• 3.3.3 Should-Have Criteria
• 3.4 Technical Analysis of OpenLayers
• 3.4.1 General
• 3.4.2 Class Overview
• 3.4.3 Unit Tests
• 4 Concept
• 4.1 Objectives
• 4.2 Functionality
• 4.3 Technical Framework Requirements
• 4.4 Development Guidelines in OpenLayers
• 4.5 Test Methods
• 4.5.1 Component Tests
• 4.5.2 Integration Tests
• 5 Realization
• 5.1 Preparation
• 5.2 Implementation
• 5.2.1 Zoom Slider Events
• 5.2.2 Scaling
• 5.2.3 ZoomOut Tiles
• 5.2.4 Automatic Zoom Animation
• 5.2.5 Tile Configuration with smooth tile update
• 5.2.6 Supported Layers
• 5.2.7 Animated Panning
• 5.2.8 Source Code Structure
• 5.3 Tests
• 5.3.1 Component Tests
• 5.3.2 Integration Tests
• 5.4 Problems
• 5.4.1 Performance
• 5.4.2 Layer Types
• 5.4.3 Component Tests
• 6 Conclusion
• 6.1 Summary of Results
• 6.2 Open Issues
• 6.3 Outlook
• Bibliography
• Appendices
• A Current State Analysis
• A.1 Free & client-side
• A.1.1 OpenLayers
• A.1.2 WMS Mapper
• A.2 Free & client serverside
• A.2.1 CartoWeb
• A.2.2 Chameleon
• A.2.3 iGeoPortal
• A.2.4 ka-Map
• A 2.5 Mapbender
• A.2.6 Mapbuilder
• A.2.7 MapGuide Open Source
• A.2.8 MappingWidgets
• A.2.9 p.mapper
• A.3 Proprietary & client-side
• A.3.1 Google Maps
• B Class Diagram
• C Test Plan
• D Creative Commons License
• E Affidavit
• F CD-ROM
• Footnotes