On Quality of Service and Geo-service Compositions

On Quality of Service and Geo-service Compositions Richard Onchaga International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands Tel: +31 53 487 4228, Fax: +3153 487 4575 SUMMARY Geographic information services (geo-services) are gaining popularity as an efficient and cost- effective framework for integrating geo-information systems, within and between enterprises, to enhance enterprise business processes.

• qos management mechanisms
• geo-service infrastructure
• architectural concerns
• qos
• quality characteristics
• user requirements
• model
• services
• users