This document discusses the history and evolution of geographic information systems (GIS) and open source GIS software. It notes key events and developments in open source GIS from the early 2000s to the present, including the release of Google Maps/Earth in 2005, the rise of user-generated content on maps, and shifts from file-based to application programming interface-oriented GIS tools. The document also contrasts "old" and "neo" geographers and their different approaches to using and sharing map data.
37. OLD NEO
Geographer Geographer
Before Google-Geo After Google-Geo
Year
2004 2005 2006 2007
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38. OLD NEO
Geographer Geographer
SHP, MIF, GeoTIFF XML, DB, API
Year
2004 2005 2006 2007
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39. OLD NEO
Geographer Geographer
Result
SHP SHP as Table
SHP
Process KML
SQL GIS
Clients
GeoTIFF GeoTIFF WKT
DB WKTraster
Process
File orientation API/DB orientation
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