Serving Maps on the Internet: Geographic Information on the World Wide Web [DELUXE EDITION] (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The convergence of geographic information systems (GIS) and the World Wide Web has changed mapmaking forever..." (more)
Key Phrases: data viewer, map server, select radio button, Cabarrus County, World Wide Web, United States (more...)

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Product Description

Internet-based mapping applications are changing the way that people use and manage geographic information. Here are twelve fascinating case studies that reveal how public and private organizations from around the world use Web-based geographic information systems (GIS) to improve customer service, increase employee efficiency, and inform the community at large.

Case studies include: U.S. Geological Survey, National Association of Realtors, Caltrans, National Ocean Service, Southern California Gas Company, Tantalus Communications, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Interrain Pacific, Telia InfoMedia, ArcData Online, and Edison International

Easy-to-read and richly illustrated, Serving Maps on the Internet is a nontechnical introduction to the why and how of "map-enabled" Web sites. It's a must read for Web designers and organizations with Internet or intranet exposure.

Bonus CD includes a full version of ESRI's easy-to-use ArcExplorer Software. Get quick access to geographic information via the Internet using the step-by-step tutorial. You also get hundreds of hot links to geographic information and related services on the World Wide Web. So buy this book and start taking advantage of all the information the Internet has to offer. Please read the Excerpt section of this page for more information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Esri Press (July 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879102528
• ISBN-13: 978-1879102521
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #765,933 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Over-glorified Sales Brochure, December 22, 1999

By A Customer

This book is simply an over-glorified collection of sales materials that ESRI is *selling* to you (and out of date sales materials at that!). The CD only contains materials that you can download for free off the internet anyway and the book only references ESRI software. If you are interested in ESRI software, you would be better off having them send you the actual sales materials. They would be up-to-date and free to boot.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Expensive price for an advert !, December 11, 2000

By	Gregoire Dubois - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If the technology is certainly interesting and full of promises, the book is not. It contains only basic information on ESRI's products and a CD with demos that you can find on the ESRI web pages. ESRI's white papers offer much more material for free. Last but not least, this emerging technology is changing constantly and the book is already outdated in many point of views. Don't bother buying it and spend more time reading online GIS magazine which will keep you informed every day about new web mapping sites. And yes, there are other GIS developers than ESRI...

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, October 26, 2000

By A Customer

ESRI is great at milking profit from nothing, and this book is a prime example. The "Internet" reference on the cover refers to the Web components of any typical GIS (read: ESRI) app, which are mostly secondary afterthoughts. None of the examples have any thoughtful insight into how GIS and the Internet can be combined to produce a sum greater than their parts. Just print a map to PDF, put it on a web sight, and you're "serving maps on the internet"! How enlightening.