4. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION OF IT IN GEODESY IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE
In order to implement everything, described in the previous chapter, the following was required and not limited to:-financial resources;-reliable, having good reputation / reviews hosting provider;-own hardware;-technical skills to setup and maintain: Linux, VPS, server’ s control panel and Nextcloud;-knowledge in various areas, e. g. DNS records, PHP settings, root administration in Linux, etc.;-the relevant software for remote access the server via SSH.
Every hosting service nowadays varies in the means of e. g.: quality, reliability, price, flexibility, datacenter position, support and others. In this way the geodesist is supposed to choose the most appropriate hosting provider based on his specific technical requirements. The balance price / parameters should be carefully considered in advance. The hardware, including laptop / s /, phone / s /, GNSS rover, etc., which serves the geodesist is the next important topic to be taken into account. Latest models are preferable from the following points of view: implemented current innovations, speed and others.
In order to keep the server / s / running smoothly, it is supposed that the geodesist is familiar with the relevant technical knowledge for work on Linux, e. g. its distribution Ubuntu, as mentioned above.
Some examples of almost every day’ s maintenance are as follows:-sudo apt update;-sudo apt upgrade, and others.
Here, the first general part of the activity was intentionally skipped. It included the installation of: the control panel of the VPS, Nextcloud, the dependencies and their respective configuration. PHP parameters also required user intervention. Since it falls beyond of the scope of this study, the activity was not described in details here.
Summarizing, after the completion of setup and customization of both VPS and cloud storage, their usage for everyday geodetic activities could begin.
5. SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF IT, APPLIED FOR GEODETIC PURPOSES
Each one of the mentioned above technologies, abbreviated as: IT, GNSS and LIDAR has its own advantages and disadvantages. In case they are combined in one whole, as done in our specific case, this significantly improves the productivity and the safety of the information from the geodetic production.
Here will be given the advantages and disadvantages of the application of IT today, for geodetic purposes: a) advantages-reliability;-fast and convenient data access and management;-the hosting provider can be chosen between a number of competitors;-highly secure;-applicable for( almost) all contemporary surveying instruments;-no need to store data on paper;-one man crew;-possibility to set private DNS servers;-environmental-friendly;-user-friendly;-open source software;-installed on your own server.
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