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SCIENCES 

Name 

License 

Size 

MIDP 

Type 

ASXMLP 020308 

Modified BSD 

6 kB 

yes 

push, model 

kXML 2.0 

EPL 

10 kB 

yes 

pull 

kXML 1.2 

EPL 

16 kB 

yes 

pull 

MinML 1.7 

BSD 

14 kB 

no 

push 

NanoXML 1.6.4 

zlib/libpng 

10 kB 

patch 

model 

TinyXML 0.7 

GPL 

12 kB 

no 

model 

Xparse J 1.1 

GPL 

6 kB 

yes 

model 

Tab. 4

: The current offering of small XML parsers that are appropriate for MIDP

In this application, kXML 2.0 was used as XML parser. 

2.7    Earlier work on cartographic visualization for mobile 

applications 

Here several WMS clients developed by other developers for the mobile devices will 

be introduced. This application has extracted some good ideas from those work when 

designs the codes structure and user interfaces. 

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J2ME OGC WMS Client 1.10 

This client was developed by Skylab mobilesystems

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, implemented in J2ME 

(MIDP1.0/CLDC1.0), to communicate with OGC conform WMS servers (OGC WMS 

1.1.0/1.1.1 specifications) and display the requested maps. It is designed to be run on 

ultramobile devices like PDAs and mobile phones. It has such features: 

Navigation inside the map (zoom, scroll)   

Free scalable zoom and scroll level   

Unlimited layer selection and presentation   

Server bookmark management   

Manual server input possibility   

Figure shows the user Interfaces: 

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  http://www.skylab mobilesystems.com 

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