OMT-G Modeling and Cloud Implementation of a Reference Database of Addressing in Morocco

Mohamed El Imame Malaainine, Hassane Rhinane, Lahcen Baidder, Hatim Lechgar

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Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Université Hassan II-Casablanca, Casablanca, Maroc.

DOI: 10.4236/jgis.2013.53022                

Abstract

A reference database of addressing is an important resource for urban applications. The efficiency of an addressing system depends on both data quality and technical architecture. Data must respect a standard model that is flexible to meet different cases in the field. The technical architecture should be service oriented to offer a shared resource for multiple users and applications. This paper is to develop an addressing model for Morocco that extends Davis’s and Fonseca’s model presented in their work on the certainty of locations produced by an address geocoding system. We discuss the addressing data dictionary and acquisition plan in Morocco, revealing a diversified data management environment, characterized by multiple sources and actors. As a novelty in the field of GIS, we establish our technical architecture around cloud computing, according Service Oriented Application (SOA) standards. Our approach is based on the three pillars of cloud computing which are Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

Keywords

Reference Database of Addressing; Morocco; GIS; OMT-G Modeling; Cloud Computing

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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