Third party library for GIS purpose

Question

I am running on a project where i need to create a path for my SHIP and i need to monitor the SHIP using the Lat/Long. I need to plot the SHIP in a map & check its movement every 10 seconds.

I need to code all this in java. so, is there any one who can suggest me a best way to start with. Any third party libraries that would be useful for me.

Answer 1

I suggest that Geotools is a proper starting point (see: http://www.geotools.org/). Since your task is to track a ship's route, you should also consider the Graph extension here: http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/extension/graph/index.html