Name
Abstract | ||
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This paper examines the constraints that limit the large-scale adoption of open source GIS. Although the open source GIS community has already achieved rele- vant results, their products have a small market share. There is no equivalent to Linux and Apache in the open source GIS scene. We try to explain why this happens, by con- sidering some factors that control the evolution and adoption of open source software. Our view is that the community effort is split in many different systems, not allowing a dominant solution to come forth. Thus, none of the current open source GIS has the po- tential to be a disruptive technology. Then, we consider a future scenario where most public geospatial data will be available as open access policy. In this scenario, there is a major chance for a disruptive open source GIS to appear. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2009 | 10.1007/978-3-642-10595-1_14 | OGRS |
Field | DocType | Citations |
Data science,Geospatial analysis,Disruptive technology,Computer science,Path dependence,Market share,Open source software | Conference | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 15 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilberto Câmara | 1 | 691 | 69.10 |
| Lúbia Vinhas | 2 | 34 | 12.90 |
| Ricardo Cartaxo | 3 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Ricardo Cartaxo Modesto De Souza | 4 | 81 | 12.83 |