Everything about Distributed GIS
Type of geographic information system
Distributed GIS refers to GI Systems that do not have all of the system components in the same physical location. This could be the processing, the database, the rendering or the user interface. It represents a special case of distributed computing, with examples of distributed systems including Internet GIS, Web GIS, and Mobile GIS. Distribution of resources provides corporate and enterprise-based models for GIS. Distributed GIS permits a shared services model, including data fusion based on Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) web services. Distributed GIS technology enables modern online mapping systems, Location-based services (LBS), web-based GIS and numerous map-enabled applications. Other applications include transportation, logistics, utilities, farm / agricultural information systems, real-time environmental information systems and the analysis of the movement of people. In terms of data, the concept has been extended to include volunteered geographical information. Distributed processing allows improvements to the performance of spatial analysis through the use of techniques such as parallel processing. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Distributed GISA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Distributed energy systems: A review of classification, technologies, applications, and policiesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: El uso de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) en la arqueología sudamericanaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Biomimicry of bacterial foraging for distributed optimization and controlCited 2,408 times
- Go sideways: Web GISA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Geographic information system softwareA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Biomimicry of bacterial foraging for distributed optimization and control
Fast linear iterations for distributed averaging
Federated database systems for managing distributed, heterogeneous, and autonomous databases
Power Management Strategies for a Microgrid With Multiple Distributed Generation Units
🆕 Influential since 2022
Distributed energy systems: A review of classification, technologies, applications, and policies
Brain-wide mapping reveals that engrams for a single memory are distributed across multiple brain regions
Aircraft Distributed Electric Propulsion Technologies—A Review
Blockchain’s coming to hospital to digitalize healthcare services: Designing a distributed electronic health record ecosystem
📚 Books worth reading
El uso de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) en la arqueología sudamericanaMaría José Figuerero-Torres, Andrés Izeta · 2013
La Prehistoria Reciente del entorno de la Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, España)Dr. Francisco Javier Marcos Saiz · 2016
La Sierra de Atapuerca y el Valle del Arlanzón. Patrones de asentamiento prehistóricosDr. Francisco Javier Marcos Saiz · 2006
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