Traditional
Web Mapping.
Traditional web mapping products use a
"thin" client model. As a result, each additional user requires additional
server processing resources. An Internet mapping solution using this type of
technology would require the implementation of enough servers to support the thousands of
potential users during an emergency. However, emergency systems are typically
ideal for the majority of their lifetime, to be activated only during a large scale
crisis. Implementation under this type of design would require a huge investment in
servers and annual maintenance.E-MAPS
Advantage.
The E- Web mapping system
uses a JAVA client which provides map display capability at the client computer. The
JAVA client therefore acts to off load a portion of the required processing from the
Server to the client. In this architecture, addition of each user does not require a
proportional increase in the amount of server resources required. As a result, a
significantly smaller investment in server infrastructure is required to support an
equivalent number of users as compared to a system based on traditional web mapping
technologies. |
