Publish your GIS shapefiles through the WWW Internet/Intranet or any
distribution media.
No back-end spatial/map/GIS servers required.
100% pure Java applets. No CGI/ActiveX/Plug-Ins required.
Can run on most hardware/software platforms (Windows 95/NT, UNIX, MAC, ...).
JShape works with most WWW browsers that support Java.
Support GIF/JPEG image layers.
Support thematic map functions.
Support compressed GIS data which allows to transfer faster through the
network and store more on distribution media.
Support encrypted GIS data which protects the users' proprietary GIS data.
Support dynamic and delay loading layers, the GIS data is not loaded until it
is actually used by users.
Support external Java programming interface which allows users to implement
customized JShape Java applications.
Support JShape Script which allows users to customize their JShape applications
without any Java programming experiences.
Lots of JShape extensions available which ease the GIS project development.
Buttons, Menu commands and Help text can be easily translated into local
languages (see the screen demo).
FShape Features :
A Java shapefile application which can run on most of hardware/software
platforms (Windows 95/NT, UNIX, MAC, ...). To run FShape, a Java JDK is required
(free from http://java.sun.com).
FShape supports the following functions :
Scale/Shift a shapefile (rubber-band GIS data)
Fuzzy a shapefile (cut down the resolution of GIS data)
Compress a shapefile (3-4 times smaller)
Index a shapefile
Grid a shapefile (divide a large shapefile into a set of smaller grid shapefiles)
Create a shapefile from an ASCII text input file
Display the information of a shapefile
Display the information of a dBase file
JShape Extensions :
External : JShape External Interface allows users to implement and
link their own customize Java routines (JDBC, attribute/spatial queries, reports,
multimedia, ...) to JShape system.
Grid Shapefile : Instead of loading the complete large GIS dataset
during the program startup time, this extension allows users to dynamically
load the interested grid shapefiles during the runtime. With this extension,
the large GIS dataset loading and processing time will be improved dramatically.
Dynamic Map : This extension allows users to dynamically load the
interested tiled image files during the runtime. This extension is implemented
on JShape Dynamic Map Interface. The JShape Dynamic Map Interface allows
users to implement their own JShape Java extensions to dynamically load the
interested images from tiled image files, potion of a large map, or image
servers.
Text Data Input : Instead of just loading GIS data from shapefiles,
this extension allows users to load the proper GIS text data files into JShape.
This extension is implemented on JShape Data Loader Interface. The JShape Data
Loader Interface allows users to implement their own JShape Java extensions to
load any forms of GIS data into JShape.
Animation Layer : This extension is implemented on JShape Animation
Layer Interface. The JShape Animation Layer Interface allows users to implement
their own JShape Java extensions to automatically/repeatly load GIS data with
the specified time intervals from external GIS data sources (like serial port,
local GPS/DGPS, or remote GPS/DGPS centers).
Oracle/SDE Client Extension : This client extension
allows users to connect to JSWeb - Oracle/SDE Server Extension
to retrieve the SDE-GIS dataset on the Oracle database server.
Oracle/Spatial Cartridge Client Extension : This client extension
allows users to connect to JSWeb - Oracle/Spatial Cartridge Server Extension
to retrieve the Spatial Cartridge-GIS dataset on the Oracle database server.
Multiple Resolution Map Extension : This extension allows users to
efficiently access huge image maps (100+ MB) through internet or intranet networks.
Based on the current users' view extents, Multiple Resolution Map Extension will
display only the portions of related resolution map grids from the hugh image maps.
Instead of transferring MB or GB whole map data through network, Multiple Resolution
Map Extension only displays KB map data requested by users.
