Design and implementation of a POI collection and management system based on public map service

In this study, the Application Interface (API) of Baidu map service was took as an example to establish a POI (Point of Interest) collection and management system (POI-CMS) based on GeoServer, PostgreSQL and PostGIS via visual studio 2010 and C# language. The newly developed POI-CMS offers one-stop POI service, including POI collection, storage, management and dissemination. The successful design and implementation of the POI-CMS indicates that the concept of construction of POI-CMS with open source software and public map service is feasible and can significantly shorten the development cycle and reduce monetary cost.