====== Software as a Service (Saas) ======


Software as a service is a commercial operating mode in which the software is installed on a remote service provider and not on the user's local machine. Software as a service in geographic information is becoming widespread.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service

See also: [[english:glossary:cloudcomputing|Cloud computing]], [[english:glossary:gissoftware|GIS software]]