How can geospatial software be deployed?
Generally speaking, geospatial software can be deployed on a desktop or on a mobile device as an individual application or on a server made available to multiple distributed users through the web. Desktop, mobile, or server based software will vary in licensing, complexity, installation requirements, and extendibility (how the software can be customized to provide new or refined features). The choice of desktop, mobile, or server based products depend on the requirements for the software within an organization. • Desktop software tends to be the choice for highly trained professionals who do very detailed spatial data editing, manipulation, or analysis. • Mobile software is generally used for collecting or using spatial data in the field, often in conjunction with Global Positioning Systems (GPS). • Server based software is useful for providing visualization or limited spatial data analysis or manipulation capabilities to distributed users over the web. Again, organizations should unde
