dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-12T08:14:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-03-12T08:14:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2010-02-05 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Øverland, Jan Henrik. An Open Source Approach to Improving GIS Implementations in Developing Countries. Masteroppgave, University of Oslo, 2010 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/10149 | |
dc.description.abstract | Geographic information system (GIS) implementations have a tendency to fail in developing countries. This thesis seeks to explore whether a web based free/open source software (FOSS) development approach can improve chances for sustainable and successful implementations.
To be able to conclude in this matter I have spent 15 months exploring GIS implementations in developing countries such as Sierra Leone and India, as well as reviewing existing GIS software in the market. In this thesis I identify reasons for why most GIS implementations in developing countries fail, what limitations are present and how FOSS can deal with the technical, economical and practical aspects of them. I also show that FOSS has become sufficiently mature and capable to build rich GIS applications in general. On the technical level I document a personally developed solution that solves a major issue regarding map data for most developing countries. Additionally, I show how technical restrictions to web based GIS can be worked around.
During this process I have utilized FOSS frameworks and tools to develop a GIS application for developing countries. This application is integrated into the District Health Information Software (DHIS), a flexible open source health information system that has gained a strong foothold in developing countries over the last years. In order to succeed I have utilized the technical skills and experience I have acquired through professional training by the founders of the software combined with knowledge from the literature and the developing country field study presented in this thesis. | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.title | An Open Source Approach to Improving GIS Implementations in Developing Countries | en_US |
dc.type | Master thesis | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2010-08-10 | en_US |
dc.creator.author | Øverland, Jan Henrik | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::420 | en_US |
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation | info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft.au=Øverland, Jan Henrik&rft.title=An Open Source Approach to Improving GIS Implementations in Developing Countries&rft.inst=University of Oslo&rft.date=2010&rft.degree=Masteroppgave | en_US |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-24751 | en_US |
dc.type.document | Masteroppgave | en_US |
dc.identifier.duo | 99114 | en_US |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Jørn Braa | en_US |
dc.identifier.bibsys | 101660057 | en_US |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/10149/2/janhov.pdf | |