<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
Geospatial	B-Application
Web	I-Application
may	O
have	O
first	O
been	O
introduced	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Charles	O
Herring	O
in	O
his	O
US	O
DoD	O
paper	O
,	O
An	O
Architecture	O
of	O
Cyberspace	O
:	O
Spatialization	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Construction	O
Engineering	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
Geoweb	B-Application
would	O
be	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
self	O
synchronization	O
of	O
network	O
addressing	O
,	O
time	O
and	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
Geoweb	B-Application
has	O
been	O
advanced	O
by	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
concepts	O
and	O
products	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
popularization	O
of	O
GPS	O
positioning	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
globes	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
NASA	B-Language
World	I-Language
Wind	I-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
mapping	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
OpenStreetMap	O
have	O
been	O
major	O
factors	O
in	O
raising	O
awareness	O
towards	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
geography	O
and	O
location	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
index	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increase	O
in	O
advanced	O
web	O
development	B-General_Concept
methods	O
such	O
as	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
are	O
providing	O
inspiration	O
to	O
move	O
GIS	B-Application
(	O
Geographical	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
)	O
into	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geographic	B-General_Concept
Information	I-General_Concept
Retrieval	I-General_Concept
(	O
GIR	O
)	O
has	O
emerged	O
as	O
an	O
academic	O
community	O
interested	O
in	O
technical	O
aspects	O
of	O
helping	O
people	O
find	O
information	O
about	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
information	O
accessible	O
from	O
geographically	O
oriented	O
applications	O
,	O
coordinate	O
metadata	O
must	O
be	O
created	O
via	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
geocoding	B-Application
or	O
geoparsing	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
semi-annual	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
have	O
covered	O
the	O
emerging	O
geoweb	B-Application
industry	O
since	O
2010	O
,	O
connecting	O
GIS	B-Application
and	O
mobile	O
LBS	O
with	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
and	O
augmented	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Introduction	O
to	O
the	O
Complex	O
Geospatial	B-Application
Web	I-Application
in	O
Geographical	O
Education	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
