A Framework for iOS Application Development

Abstract

In order to improve efficiency and quality of mobile application development on the iOS platform, this paper proposes a framework named AF4iOS, which is designed based on class libraries and existing software frameworks on iOS platform. The AF4iOS framework is divided into three independent layers: user interface (UI) layer, domain layer and resource layer. The AF4iOS framework encompasses a variety of components, which encapsulate the usage, and accessing of various resources, such as UI, data, web service and communication. These extensible and reusable components can accelerate the progress of development and enhance the quality of product. Finally, the availability and effectiveness of the AF4iOS framework is demonstrated through a case study.

Design and Implementation of Mobile Electronic Nautical Chart Information System Based on IOS

“…The great functions such as map display, data organization and geographic analysis provided by its desktop version hasbrought much convenience to GIS workers. And it provides development tools throughout the various development platforms, including IOS, which is one of the most popular mobile operating systems [3]. ArcGIS Runtime SDK for IOS is such one development framework which provides the most basic related functions of a geographic information system under IOS platform [5].…”

“…And there are only a few mobile nautical chart information systems, which only have some basic functions, such as display of raster chart, publishing and browsing of basic information, etc [1]- [3]. However what users really need is a mobile nautical chart information system which has most of the practical functions provided by traditional desktop nautical chart information system [4].…”