Geospatial Services and Applications for the Internet 0387746730, 9780387746739

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Geospatial Services and Applications for the Internet

Geospatial Services and Applications for the Internet Edited by

John T. Sample Kevin Shaw Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

Shengru Tu Mahdi Abdelguerfi Dept. of Computer Science University of New Orleans, LA, USA

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Editors John T. Sample Naval Research Laboratory 1005 Balch Blvd. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 [email protected]

Kevin Shaw Naval Research Laboratory 1005 Balch Blvd. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 [email protected]

Shengru Tu Dept. of Computer Science 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148 [email protected]

Mahdi Abdelguerfi Dept. of Computer Science 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148 [email protected]

Library of Congress Control Number: 2008931303 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-74673-9 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-74674-6  2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com

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