A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems

Zara Hayat; Farooque Azam; Muhammad Waseem Anwar; Yawar Rasheed

doi:10.1109/ICSTE61649.2023.00012

A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems

Zara Hayat
, Farooque Azam^*
, Muhammad Waseem Anwar
, Yawar Rasheed

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Web-based Geographical Information Systems (Web-GIS) aim to store, analyze, and disseminate geospatial information, enabling effective decision-making. However, their development requires professional expertise and incurs high development costs, resulting in resource limitations for many organizations in developing their own GIS. To address these challenges, we propose a Geo-Location System (GLS) Framework with a Model-driven approach that will ease the developers to automatically develop their customized Web-GIS using Google Maps API. The framework incorporates a GLS meta-model encompassing essential concepts for Web-GIS development and proposes two novel features using OCL constraints to enhance the framework's capabilities. The framework also includes a customized tree editor and a graphical modeling tool that allows the easy modeling and visualization of any complex Web-GIS. Moreover, the framework provides an Acceleo transformation engine that automatically transforms models into executable Web code. The resulting source code is browser-ready without manual modifications. The proposed framework is validated with a real-world case study which demonstrates its effectiveness in reducing the overall development complexity, cost, and time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	26-30
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-7147-5
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3503-7148-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTE61649.2023.00012
Publication status	Published - 27 Dec 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023 - Virtual, Osaka, Japan Duration: 27 Oct 2023 → 29 Oct 2023 Conference number: 13 https://www.icste.org/icste2023.html

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE)
Publisher	IEEE
Volume	2023

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023
Abbreviated title	ICSTE 2023
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	27/10/23 → 29/10/23
Internet address	https://www.icste.org/icste2023.html

Keywords

n/a OA procedure
Model Driven Architecture
Model Driven Software Engineering
Model to Text Transformation
Unified Modeling Language
Web-based Geographical Information Systems
Geographical Information Systems

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Hayat, Z., Azam, F., Anwar, M. W., & Rasheed, Y. (2023). A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023 (pp. 26-30). (Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE); Vol. 2023). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTE61649.2023.00012

Hayat, Zara ; Azam, Farooque ; Anwar, Muhammad Waseem et al. / A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023. Piscataway, NJ : IEEE, 2023. pp. 26-30 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE)).

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Hayat, Z, Azam, F, Anwar, MW & Rasheed, Y 2023, A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems. in Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023. Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE), vol. 2023, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 26-30, 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023, Osaka, Japan, 27/10/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTE61649.2023.00012

A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems. / Hayat, Zara; Azam, Farooque; Anwar, Muhammad Waseem et al.
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2023. p. 26-30 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE); Vol. 2023).

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Hayat Z, Azam F, Anwar MW, Rasheed Y. A Novel Model-driven Framework for the Development of Web-based Geographical Information Systems. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering, ICSTE 2023. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. 2023. p. 26-30. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE)). doi: 10.1109/ICSTE61649.2023.00012

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