Some Issues of Information Storage Management for GIS Applications on Pocket PC and Windows CE 3.0

  • Duc Duong Anh (Dept of Software Engineering, University of Natural Sciences, National University) ;
  • Anh Le Thuy (Dept of Software Engineering, University of Natural Sciences, National University) ;
  • Hung Son Do Lenh (Dept of Software Engineering, University of Natural Sciences, National University)
  • Published : 2004.08.01

Abstract

The Pocket PC has become more popular in market because of the advantages of its small size and convenience for regular customers. Pocket PC is a mobile device so that we can receive the benefits of shared data over a wireless network. Enabling us to transmit data to a central location, simply messaging from one point to the next, its ability to share information across a wireless platform is becoming central to our communication needs. However, using Windows CE - an embedded operating system, as well as being designed for mobile users, there are many limitations to memory and speed of arithmetic operations on Pocket PC. As a result, developers have to deal with many difficulties in managing information storage when developing applications, especially Geography Information System (GIS) applications. In this paper, we propose some efficient methods to store GIS data and to increase the speed of displaying maps in GIS applications developed on Pocket PC and Windows CE 3.0.

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