Interpreting spatial data to derive information is a core task in the field of Geographic Information Science and Technology.A logical step following the collection of data in online repositories is to provide geoproc...Interpreting spatial data to derive information is a core task in the field of Geographic Information Science and Technology.A logical step following the collection of data in online repositories is to provide geoprocessing technology for analysing data online.Online geoprocessing technology can be employed for providing a specified set of tools in a theme-specific platform,documenting a model or workflow and making it widely available,automating recurring tasks or offering simple tools to a large user group.This systematic analysis of literature evaluates how much available online geoprocessing tools are being used for answering questions in specific application contexts.An initial set of articles is derived from a keyword-based search in the database Scopus.This set of articles is manually filtered to identify applications of online geoprocessing tools.The analysis of application-related articles shows that virtually all applications require further development of tools.Experts outside the spatial information science field are still underrepresented regarding the use of this technology.The required adaptation of technology for user tasks is identified as major barrier for the wide use of online geoprocessing.Further research needs to assess user tasks and how online geoprocessing can provide the required functions in a useroriented manner.展开更多
基金The author thanks anonymous reviewers and colleagues from the University of Salzburg for critical comments and feedback as well as the Department of Geoinformatics of the University of Salzburg for supporting the open access publication of this article.
文摘Interpreting spatial data to derive information is a core task in the field of Geographic Information Science and Technology.A logical step following the collection of data in online repositories is to provide geoprocessing technology for analysing data online.Online geoprocessing technology can be employed for providing a specified set of tools in a theme-specific platform,documenting a model or workflow and making it widely available,automating recurring tasks or offering simple tools to a large user group.This systematic analysis of literature evaluates how much available online geoprocessing tools are being used for answering questions in specific application contexts.An initial set of articles is derived from a keyword-based search in the database Scopus.This set of articles is manually filtered to identify applications of online geoprocessing tools.The analysis of application-related articles shows that virtually all applications require further development of tools.Experts outside the spatial information science field are still underrepresented regarding the use of this technology.The required adaptation of technology for user tasks is identified as major barrier for the wide use of online geoprocessing.Further research needs to assess user tasks and how online geoprocessing can provide the required functions in a useroriented manner.
