Cloud solutions for GIS and cloud-based testing of web-based GIS applications

Abstract

This paper is focused on the role of cloud computing technologies in the presentation and availability of the spatial data via internet and cloud-based testing of web-based GIS applications. The article has two main aims. The first one is the survey of published results attained by the synergy of two research fields – web-based GIS applications and cloud computing in the context of usability. The second one is the performance evaluation of selected web-based GIS applications in the Czech Republic, which will be mostly focused on the response time of the application.