Design and Development of a Local-First Collaborative 3D WebGIS Application for Mapping

• Published in: ISPRS international journal of geo-information Vol. 14; no. 4; p. 166
• Main Authors: Wang, Bohua, Zhao, Qiansheng, Zeng, Di, Yao, Yibin, Hu, Chunchun, Luo, Nianxue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2025
• Subjects: 3D WebGIS; Collaboration; collaborative GIS; Computer storage devices; Conflict resolution; CRDTs; Data loss; Data replication; Data storage; Decision making; Evolution; Geographic information systems; Geographical information systems; Geospatial data; Information storage; Information storage and retrieval; Information systems; local first; Open source software; Privacy; Public software; Real time; Remote sensing; Software; Spatial analysis; Spatial data; Web applications; New York

Real-time collaborative WebGIS represents a significant trend in the evolution of Geographic Information Systems. Current commercial collaborative WebGIS platforms, such as ArcGIS Online and Felt, rely on centralized servers for data storage and spatial analysis. However, this centralized architectu...