Blower CovJSON ESIP July 2017.pptx (3.32 MB)
Download fileBuilding rich and interactive web applications with CoverageJSON
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posted on 2017-07-28, 17:11 authored by john blowerWeb browsers are becoming
increasingly capable as visualisation and analysis platforms
Lots of tools and libraries are
built around images and “simple features”
–GeoJSON, KML, OpenLayers, Leaflet ...
•Formats and tools for scientific / meteorological data are not always web-friendly
–Complex, binary, desktop-oriented
–Large variety, usually
community-specific
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•=> Lots of people building
ad-hoc solutions for web applications
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•We want to bring scientific data
within the reach of more Web and mobile app developers
–Web-friendly formats (i.e. JSON)
–More powerful and reusable visualisation/analysis tools