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What is a geospatial mashup?
What is a geospatial mashup?
A genre of interactive web applications that seamlessly integrate content retrieved from diverse web-based resources to create innovative applications.
Define a mashup in the context of web applications.
Define a mashup in the context of web applications.
A web page or application that dynamically combines contents or functions from multiple websites.
Give an example of a geo-mashup website.
Give an example of a geo-mashup website.
Housing map website (www.housingmaps.com) which combines housing information from Craiglist and Google Maps.
What type of mashup requires professional programming tools and complex server-side programming?
What type of mashup requires professional programming tools and complex server-side programming?
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What has greatly reduced the complexity of integrating multiple web resources in mashups?
What has greatly reduced the complexity of integrating multiple web resources in mashups?
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Where are mashups predominantly accomplished today?
Where are mashups predominantly accomplished today?
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What is the goal of a geo-mashup?
What is the goal of a geo-mashup?
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How do geo-mashups enhance user experience?
How do geo-mashups enhance user experience?
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What distinguishes a server-side mashup from a browser-side mashup?
What distinguishes a server-side mashup from a browser-side mashup?
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Give an example of a professional GIS company that may work on complex mashup projects.
Give an example of a professional GIS company that may work on complex mashup projects.
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