The GIS-T platform architecture is designed as a multi-layer
architecture that integrated the web service, Servlet/JSP
functions and GIS APIs based on the framework of J2EE
infrastructure. It is a distributed, platform independent system
architecture. The data are stored and managed with EJB. The
distributed systems enable the databases and services in the
same or different computers.
XML-based file format for exchanging spatial information and
attributes. The Web GIS platform should support the GML
standards.