Xin's Homepage

Introduction of Xin Tao, an alumnus from Peking University and University of Maryland, including his publications in journals, books, and conference proceedings.

Featured publications:

• Remote Sensing of Environment
• Science in China
• IEEE Transcations in Geosciece and Remote Sensing

Household information system

Household information system collects household information with a web form and show the results in a table and a map.

Features:

• Web form for household information
• A map of reported households
• Household size upon click

Web programming

Web programming assignment includes homepage design.

Featured pages:

• Favorite movies, albums, and quote
• Portfolio items include Atlantic City photos
• School district boundaries and Baltimore redlining

Map near You

Show the route from current location to a list of destinations in Maryland and New Jersey, with option to input destination latitude and longitude.

Instructions:

• Click "Search route" to see the route to your destination.
• Select Others in the dropdown box when you input destination latitude and longitude.
• Get the address, latitude and longitude for a point via reverse geocoding.
• Click "Find" to go to specified latitude and longitude.

Server Tutorials

Streamlined tutorials to build tile server, routing server, geocoding server, and email server.

Features:

• Global map tiles from zoom level 0 to 19
• Routing from one place to another
• Geocoding and reverse geocoding
• Email server to the outside world

Tile Servers

An interactive map for Maryland in United States, with the initial state zoom level (level 8).

Features:

• Zoom in to explore individual buildings.
• Zoom out for a global view.
• Switch between four map layers: My OSM, OpenStreetMap, Satellite, and Hybrid

Search Route in USA Northeast

Search routes between two places in Northeast United States.

Instructions:

• Input start address, and press enter to show it on the map
• Input end address and press enter to show the route
• You can click the switch button to get the return route

Dynamic webpages

Find my webpages based on Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and PHP (LAMP).

Examples:

• MSGIS quarterly advising
• Fig inventory
• Appalachian trail reservations
• Household information system
• Wildlife vehicle collision management
• Xin & Ya
• Metro near Washington DC
• Image from above

Master program

Showcase final projects done in some master program courses.

Examples:

• Appalachian Trail Reservations
• Japanese castle travel blogging database
• Path finder near Washington DC

Capstone

Capstone projects done by students from master program

Example:

• Operation Pangolin