A vertical product differentiation model for geospatial information services [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Adam Sliwinski

Geoinformatik A Vertical Product Differentiation Model for Geospatial Information Services Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften durch den Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster vorgelegt von Adam Sliwinski aus Gdingen 2007 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Hans Kerp Erster Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Streit Zweiter Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger Tag der Disputation: 28. März 2007 Table of ContentsTable of Contents__________________________________________iList of Figures, Tables and Code Snippets________________viiList of Abbreviations___________________________________xvii1 Introduction____________________________________________11.1 Background 11.2 Vertical Product Differentiation in Practice 31.3 Missing Knowledge in the Geospatial Information Domain 51.4 Research Questions 71.5 Model Development Approach 111.6 Outline of the Thesis 132 Multiple Uses of Geospatial Data and Geoprocessing Functionalities___________________________________________152.1 Geospatially Enabling the Enterprise – The Retailing Case 152.1.1 The Dawn of Geomarketing 162.1.2 Exemplary Geomarketing Analysis 172.1.3 Separation of Concerns 202.1.4 Technological Consequences 222.2 Distributed GI Service Architecture 242.2.1 Distributed Systems and Service-oriented Computing 252.2.2 Web Services 272.2.