Description
This standard covers the identification and definition of the architecture patterns for service interface used for geographic information and definition of the relationships to the Open Systems Environment model. This standard presents geographic services taxonomy. The standard prescribes how to create a platform- neutral service specification, how to derive platform- specific service specifications that are conformant with this and provides guidelines for the selection and specification of geographic services from both platform- neutral and platform- specific perspective.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Content | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Conformance | 1 |
| 3 Normative references | 1 |
| 4 Terms and definitions | 1 |
| 5 Abbreviated terms | 3 |
| 6 Overview of geographic services architecture | 4 |
| 7 Computational viewpoint: A basis for service chaining | 10 |
| 8 Information viewpoint: A basis for semantic interoperability | 27 |
| 9 Engineering viewpoint — A basis for distribution | 38 |
| 10 Technology viewpoint — A basis for cross platform interoperability | 42 |
| Annex A Conformance | 46 |
| Annex B Example user scenarios | 48 |
| Annex C Data dictionary for geographic service metadata | 51 |
| Annex D Mapping to distributed computing platforms | 56 |
| Bibliography | 70 |