Recent Approach on a Software (MP-GEO) Process Framework for Guiding the Specification of Geospatial Databases in the Cloud

The present study aims to determine a recent approach on MP-GEO software Process Framework for
guiding the specification of geospatial databases in the cloud. Geospatial databases are in increasing
demand for serving a variety of applications and user expectations. The general requirements for
building such databases are well understood, but technological tools and approaches continue their
development because of the specific requirements of operating environments. In many situations, the
implementation of domain-specific databases still presents major challenges. In interdisciplinary
research environments where groups may work on a common geographical region, several important
issues arise from the diversity of geospatial data sources. Main issues, namely authorship and
copyright in the case of the MP-GEO project, demand the involvement of software specialists with a
fresh look towards the specification structure and management of its geospatial data. In MP-GEO, the
groups investigate natural and social processes related to agriculture, ecology and natural resources.
The main concern is to solve data incompatibilities in order to share and reuse information in different
projects. The MP-Geo project emerges from long-standing and real needs of academics and students
working in the aforementioned fields. Accordingly, this paper presents improvements in the MP-Geo
software process specification to migrate a geospatial database to the cloud. The software framework
continues to emphasize software engineering good practices and standards.