Mapping with AJAX and SVG

Abstract

We present MAJAS, a framework for developing thin-client Geographic Information applications. The framework is built on AJAX for client-server communication, and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) for the rendering of geographic data. The vectorial nature of SVG enables the development of rich GIS functionalities such as vectorial editing, and red-lining.

Speakers:

ir Dirk Frigne

Dirk is founder and CEO of DFC Software Engineering located in Ghent, Belgium. Dirk has extensive software development experience as a developer, architect, project manager and has been involved with the development and implementation of numerous IT infrastructures using a variety of technologies on multiple platforms. In an IT career spanning more than 20 years, Dirk understands that leadership and team building are the keys to successful IT and development projects.

His key skills are situated in CAD and GIS related domains. Recently Dirk has been appointed to project manager for the open source project "Generic GIS for e-Government". He is also a regular contributor to and an editor of the Vi Matrix journal and CAD Magazine. Furthermore Dirk is secretary of FLAGIS, the Flemish association for geographic information systems.

ir Karel Maesen

Karel Maesen is senior consultant and director of the R&D Division SADL of the Catholic University of Leuven, specialized in the development of spatial applications and data infrastructures. Lately, he has concentrated on the relationship between J2EE technologies and geospatial data. He is one of the lead developers of the open source MAJAS webmapping AJAX toolkit.