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International Journal of Digital Earth Volume 8, 2015 - Issue 6
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Adopting cloud computing to optimize spatial web portals for better performance to support Digital Earth and other global geospatial initiatives

Jizhe XiaDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Chaowei YangDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kai LiuDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Zhipeng GuiDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Zhenlong LiDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Qunying HuangDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Rui LiDepartment of Geography and GeoInformation Science, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;LIESMARS, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Pages 451-475 | Received 29 Dec 2013, Accepted 27 May 2014, Published online: 30 Jun 2014

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