Thursday, April 5, 2012

HTML5 Canvas: An Open Standard for High Performing GIS Map Visualization in Web Browsers

HTML5 Canvas: An Open Standard for High Performing GIS Map Visualization in Web Browsers:

The evolution of GIS on the Web has, until recently, been limited by traditional Web mapping technologies. The increase in GIS requirements in the Web and mobile world has necessitated the development of a new breed of map engine. This article, by Dino Ravnić, the co-founder and CEO of GIS Cloud, Ltd., provides an overview of existing mapping technologies and the reasons why he decided to build a unique vector mapping engine in an effort to give the Web a full featured GIS.



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