A mobile framework for geographical indication web services

Abstract

The accelerated growth rate of the human intellect warrants a rapid development of information infrastructural facility protecting their intellectual property. Basically determination of potential Geographical Indication (GI) is a necessity for timely protection of intellectual property of geographical characteristics. The process for registration filling and determination of GI remains manual in most of the nations. Apart from determination of potential candidature of GI and registration of GI, various types of analysis of existing GIs is one of the key issues to be tackled for timely protection of GI. Enhanced growth of communication and information technology, integration of heterogeneous repository of data from the different data sources can be achieved. At the present scenario, the dynamic updating of data, data analysis, data visualisation and data uploading are lacking in most of the information system in GIS environment. For real time integrated Geographical Indications Information monitoring, it is essential to integrate information system with geospatial database. Visualisation of integrated Geographical Indications (GI) information is possible on the desktop environment with the help of GIS technology. But it is not sufficient for updating the data in dynamic environment. It can possible to perform dynamic tasks like update, analysis and visualise of GI information through the mobile devices with the modern high end mobile communication infrastructure. It will make suitable to take the decision at anytime from anywhere in the world. However, the data repositories can be timely updated with the help of common mobile devices from any location. In the present work, a framework has been proposed for the mobile based SDI Model for the better management of Geographical Indications Information Infrastructure with the use of mobile devices by the integration of geospatial database.