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G-Portal : A Map-Based Digital Library For Distributed Geospatial And Georeferenced Resources, Ee Peng Lim, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh
G-Portal : A Map-Based Digital Library For Distributed Geospatial And Georeferenced Resources, Ee Peng Lim, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
As the World Wide Web evolves into an immense information network, it is tempting to build new digital library services and expand existing digital library services to make use of web content. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of G-Portal, a web portal that aims to provide digital library services over geospatial and georeferenced content found on the World Wide Web. G-Portal adopts a map-based user interface to visualize and manipulate the distributed geospatial and georeferenced content. Annotation capabilities are supported, allowing users to contribute geospatial and georeferenced objects as well as their associated metadata. The other …
A Digital Library For Geography Examination Resources, Lian-Heong Chua, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Zehua Liu, Ee Peng Lim, Rebecca Pei-Hui Ang
A Digital Library For Geography Examination Resources, Lian-Heong Chua, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Zehua Liu, Ee Peng Lim, Rebecca Pei-Hui Ang
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
We describe a Web-based application developed above a digital library of geographical resources for Singapore students preparing to take a national examination in geography. The application provides an interactive, non-sequential approach to learning that supplements textbooks.