Revista 27 - 1

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2007-01-01

Characterising requirement engineering process and methodological tools for geographical information system (GIS) applications

Caracterización del proceso y herramientas metodológicas de la ingeniería de requerimientos para aplicaciones de sistemas de información geográfica

Keywords:

geographical information systems, software engineering, systems analysis, requirements engineering, geographical standards (en)
Sistemas de información geográfica, ingeniería de software, análisis de sistemas, ingeniería de requerimientos, estándares geográficos (es)

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  • Luis Fernando Medina Cardona Universidad Nacional de Colombia

This article describes the requirements engineering process and the methodological tools used in geographical information system (GIS) applications as a way to face the absence of a consistent and complete specific alternative for this domain. Requirements engineering for GIS applications are thus introduced; requirements types, actors involved and communication aspects important for the process are exhibited and current methodologies are classified in modelling and specification languages. Additionally, geomatic standards as a transversal element for GIS applications are presented.

Este artículo describe el proceso de la ingeniería de requerimientos y las herramientas metodológicas usadas en aplicaciones de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) ante la ausencia de una alternativa integral y consistente específica para este dominio. Para ello, por un lado, se introduce la problemática de la ingeniería de requerimientos en aplicaciones SIG, se exhiben los tipos de requerimientos, actores involucrados y aspectos comunicativos relevantes en el proceso de requerimientos y se clasifican las metodologías existentes en lenguajes de modelamiento y especificación. Adicionalmente, se presentan los estándares geomáticos como un elemento transversal a tener en cuenta en las aplicaciones SIG.

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