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Area of Science:

  • Geoinformatics
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Web-GIS

Background:

  • Web-GIS performance is critical for user experience and efficient data handling.
  • Evaluating server-side versus client-side processing is essential for optimizing Web-GIS applications.
  • Existing benchmarks may not fully represent real-world geographic data complexities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive benchmark for analyzing server-side and client-side Web-GIS data processing.
  • To compare the performance of Java Topology Suite (JTS) and Javascript Topology Suite (JSTS) algorithms.
  • To utilize open geospatial data for realistic performance evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Development of 12 diverse datasets (multi-point, multi-polygon) covering Polish geographic areas.
  • Conversion of datasets to Spherical Mercator projection (EPSG:3857) in GeoJSON format.
  • Implementation of JavaScript code to benchmark JTS and JSTS algorithms for geoprocessing tasks.

Main Results:

  • Quantification of performance differences between client-side and server-side geoprocessing using JTS and JSTS.
  • Demonstration of the suitability of the provided datasets and code for universal benchmarking.
  • Identification of optimal processing strategies based on data volume and complexity.

Conclusions:

  • The benchmark enables objective analysis of geographic data processing algorithms across different architectures.
  • Findings contribute to the optimization of Web-GIS performance and resource utilization.
  • The open data and code facilitate further research in Web-GIS performance analysis.