Web Mapping and Application Towards a Cloud: Enabling a WebGIS Prototype in an Open Source Environment

....................................................................................................i LIST OF TABLES...................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................................iv LIST OF ACRONYMS.......................................................................................v INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................7 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................20 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ....................................................................................................27 CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS .......................................................................................39 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................41 APPENDIX A................................................................................................45 APPENDIX B.................................................................................................50 APPENDIX C................................................................................................59 VITA...........................................................................................................64