Maps-TV: a software architecture to support development of collaborative maps in DTVi

Abstract

This paper proposes a software architecture for the development of collaborative maps applied to the model of the Brazilian Digital Television System (SBTVD), called MAPS-TV. We describe the modules of MAPS-TV, how they interact, and how we extend the content representation model used by TV-Anytime to allow this interaction. For the purpose of validating our proposal, we also demonstrate how MAPS-TV facilitated the creation of collaborative maps -- related to urban problems -- to be used in the SBTVD, with no need for participation of software developers in the process.