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Figure 16 – Technical workflow of matching resources up with the toponym database in the
integrated management for smart sustainable cities

3.4 Interface specifications for management service

There are three service technical interface specifications for management service, namely model
service interface specification, data service interface specification, and event service interface
specification. Only the aspects of the model service interface specification are described in detail:
background, scope, and content.

3.4.1 Model service interface specification
3.4.1.1 Background

In IMSSC, all departmental applications, such as urban construction, water conservancy, electric
power, environmental protection, transportation, and fire‐fighting, need to be combined with
concrete models. Nevertheless, research is limited to some application fields, and systems must be
modified or even re‐developed when new problems appear. It will take more time and money to
restrict the models' application in IMSSC [b‐Nativi]. The model service interface specification
proposed in this Technical Report offers a general and unified service interface, and with the storage
and invoke for the models separated from the users, the sharing, management as well as
interoperability for heterogeneous models or model chains can be implemented.

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