Jasmin Taletović, Nataša Tabori, Jasmina Osmanković
APPLICATION OF WEB SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL PLANNING DOCUMENTATION OF SARAJEVO CANTON
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2025.6.285
UDC: 911.375:711.4GIS(497.6KS)
This paper analyzes the use of web services in spatial planning in the Sarajevo Canton, with a particular focus on WMS and WFS standards. It emphasizes the necessity for spatial data to be accessible, interoperable, and updated in real time. By examining the spatial data infrastructure in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and comparing it with practices in the broader region, key challenges have been identified: a lack of available services, low update frequency, and limited interoperability. The case of Sarajevo Canton illustrates the practical application of web services and highlights the potential for further improvement. Public participation, facilitated through platforms such as WebCity and WebGIS, also plays a significant role in enhancing transparency and inclusiveness in the planning process.
The authors´ experience in spatial planning issues and knowledge in applying web services for produicing the spatial planning documentation in Sarajevo Canton, were the basis for the main hypothesis: „The subjects of spatial data infrastructure (IPP) in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) do not offer a sufficient number of topics, nor all topics of spatial data through web services, and cannot act nor provide answers in real time to individual requests of users“. The paper describes the basic knowledge about Web GIS, with an emphasis on WMS and WFS and their advantages and disadvantages, specifically in Sarajevo Canton; the spatial planning system is described with an observation that a stronger public participation is needed through social networks. The IPP in BiH was compared with the countries in the region. The paper pointed out that today the data source is not a map, but rather a spatial database. The map is only a visualization of the spatial database. The terms web services and network service are mostly used in the literature as synonyms. The state of IPPs in FBiH was analyzed with an emphasis on the availability of web services, and the available services were compared with Continental European countries in order to examine similarities and differences. Through the method of conclusion it is proved on the example of Sarajevo Canton to what extent and how the most important spatial problems can be solved by using web services, and in which areas the use of web services should be intensified.
Keywords: web services, spatial data infrastructure (SDI), spatial planning, 3D visualization, public participation, data visualization.