GEO WEB

DEFINITION The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical(location- based) information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet. This would create an environment where one could search for things based on location instead of by keyword only – e.g. “What is Here?

The interest in a Geoweb has been advanced by new technologies, concepts and products. Virtual globes such as Google Earth and NASA World Wind as well as mapping websites such as Google Maps, Live Search Maps and Yahoo Maps have been major factors in raising awareness towards the importance of geography and location as a means to index information

Geospatial Web will present a visual medium and geospatial platform for data self-organization, discovery and use. Capabilities that allow every Internet user to post to this flow of information and anyone to poll or pull the information will lead to a new commons, media or marketplace for publication, trade and commoditization of information. Example we have the MapBox.

WHAT IS KML Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an XML-based language for managing the display of 3D geospatial data. KML has been accepted as an OGC standard, and is supported in one way or another on the major GeoBrowsers.

There is an integration between the web application Drupal and the Geo web. Many modules are created for this purpose: Gmap Openlayer Mapstractio GeoRss Mapbox