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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 17 The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), an institute under the Kerala Government, has launched the State’s first Active Web Geographical Information System (GIS) service in public domain.

The main objective of the system, developed using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) technology, is to make the dynamic geographical information available in a simplified, open Web interface, according to Prof K.R. Srivathsan, Director of IIITM-K.

The site will help the visitor access State-wide dynamic weather information and one-week forecast that will be updated every three hours. The site also provides thematic maps of Kerala and advanced fly-through of 3D topography.

Mr Srivathsan said that in an Active Web GIS, the geographic objects or attributes are powered by dynamic database systems that represent the changes in the real world. Thus, it allows the visualisation of dynamic data in a natural geographic setting.

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