A lot of crucial information, especially
in communication and computer networks utilities or transportation
networks is geographically referenced. Soon after the Web emerged
on Internet, the first efforts to use it as a mean of presenting
geographical data have been made. Today, the World Wide Web -
with its graphical user environment, user queries, real-time database
access and data presentation - exhibits features for interactive
map creation based on user needs. In 1997 the Croatian Academic
Research Network (CARNet) in cooperation with the Faculty of electrical
engineering and computing in Zagreb started a joint pilot project
called WebGIS. The primary goals of the project were to determine
the use and possibilities of interactive maps and to create an
experimental web site in combination with traditional Geographic
Information Systems (GIS). Although the pilot project had concluded
and the results had been presented to the general public, the
Faculty continued exploring such technologies. Due to the complexity
of the individual segments of the problem, experience represents
a crucial factor in creation and maintenance of such Internet
services. The limited number of participants in this specific
area of interest requires accessory dissemination of knowledge
and experience since more and more information providers embrace
Web-GIS solutions to accommodate their users. The main aim of
this presentation is to support those needs and provide specifics
on how to create web interfaces toward geographic data.
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