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International Journal of Digital Earth Volume 9, 2016 - Issue 1
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A geospatial search engine for discovering multi-format geospatial data across the web

Christopher BoneDepartment of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alan AgerUSDA Forest Service, Western Wildland Environmental Threat Center, Prineville, OR, USA
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Ken BunzelKingbird Software, Moscow, ID, USA
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Lauren TierneyDepartment of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
Pages 47-62 | Received 05 Mar 2014, Accepted 11 Sep 2014, Published online: 24 Oct 2014

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Figure 1. GSE design showing the respective functionality of the web interface and the Amazon EC2 server. The system combines JavaScript and HTML inside a browser (right panel) with an ASP.NET application on a virtual web server (left panel).
Figure 1. GSE design showing the respective functionality of the web interface and the Amazon EC2 server. The system combines JavaScript and HTML inside a browser (right panel) with an ASP.NET application on a virtual web server (left panel).
Figure 2. System design for analyzing URLs, retrieving server data, and updating the database within the GSE. (A) URLs are analyzed for potential references to map servers (WMS, ArcGIS Server, and ArcIMS; (B) Map server data is retrieved; (C) Retrieving information on shapefiles; (D) Updating the shapefile database; (E) Updating the map server database (WMS, ArcGIS Server, and ArcIMS).
Figure 2. System design for analyzing URLs, retrieving server data, and updating the database within the GSE. (A) URLs are analyzed for potential references to map servers (WMS, ArcGIS Server, and ArcIMS; (B) Map server data is retrieved; (C) Retrieving information on shapefiles; (D) Updating the shapefile database; (E) Updating the map server database (WMS, ArcGIS Server, and ArcIMS).
Figure 3. Global spatial extent of the number of WMSs discovered by the GSE.
Figure 3. Global spatial extent of the number of WMSs discovered by the GSE.
Figure 4. Map viewer of the GSE user interface displaying data selected from the Global Risk Data Platform server.
Figure 4. Map viewer of the GSE user interface displaying data selected from the Global Risk Data Platform server.
Figure 5. Map viewer of the GSE user interface displaying fire location data selected from the State of California’s Natural Resource Agency.
Figure 5. Map viewer of the GSE user interface displaying fire location data selected from the State of California’s Natural Resource Agency.

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