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Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services

Managing Granularity in Design and Implementation of Geospatial Web Services
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Author(s): Elias Z. K. Ioup (Naval Research Laboratory, USA)and John T. Sample (Naval Research Laboratory, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 18
Source title: Geospatial Web Services: Advances in Information Interoperability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Peisheng Zhao (George Mason University, USA)and Liping Di (George Mason University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-192-8.ch002

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Abstract

Granularity is often ignored when designing geospatial Web services. Choices relating to granularity affect service interfaces, data storage and organization, and XML format design. This chapter highlights the importance of analyzing usage and performance requirements when deciding on granularity choices in the design of geospatial Web services. Often, instead of making design decisions based on these requirements, geospatial services are implemented using default, commonly used techniques which may reduce performance, increase complexity, or fail to fully meet user needs. This chapter discusses the importance of granularity in designing and implementing geospatial Web services and provides common examples that highlight the different approaches to granularity which are available.

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