Active Customization of GIS User Interfaces

This paper presents a new approach to user interface customization in Geographic Information Systems (gis). This approach is based on the integration of three main components: a gis user interface architecture ; an active database mechanism; and a generic interface builder. The gis interface architecture provides the default interface behavior, while the active system allows customization of interfaces according to the spe-ciic context. The generic interface builder relies on a library of interface objects to dynamically construct generic and customized interfaces. The main advantage of this approach is that it decreases the costs associated with developing customized gis interfaces.