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Quality-Oriented Design of Software Services in Geographical Information Systems

Authors:
Michael Gebhart
Suad Sejdovic

Keywords: service; design; quality; geographical information system; case study

Abstract:
Distributed information, such as sensor information, increasingly constitutes the basis for geographical information systems. For that reason, these systems are designed according to services-oriented design principles, which means that they require software services returning necessary information and provide higher-value ones. These services are expected to follow quality attributes, such as loose coupling and autonomy, which have been identified as important in the context of service-oriented architectures. For measuring these quality attributes, metrics have been derived that enable quantifications. They can be directly evaluated on basis of formalized service designs and indicate the extent of quality attributes. This article shows the application of these service design metrics for a quality-oriented design of services in geographical information systems. The considered system is part of the Personalized Environmental Service Configuration and Delivery Orchestration project of the European Commission.

Pages: 293 to 307

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2012. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 31, 2012

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ISSN: 1942-2628