Gis and Generalisation - Methodology and Practice

Zusammenfassung Generalisation is an integrating tool for the analysis and presentation of spatial data. This book examines issues regarding its implementation in GIS, distinguishing between modelling with generalisation and graphical representation. It also Inhaltsverzeichnis Generalisation: State of the Art and Issues; GIS-Based Compilation and Generalisation; Three Essential Building Blocks for Automated Generalisation; Data and Knowledge Modelling for Generalisation; Controlling the Effects of Generalisation on GIS Map Manipulations; A Hierarchical top-down bottom-up Approach to Topographic Map Generalisation.

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• Authors: J. P. Muller Lagrange, J-P Weibel Lagrange, Jean-Claude Muller, Jean-Claude Etc. Lagrange Muller, Muller Muller
• Assisted by: etc. (Editor), J. P. Lagrange (Editor), J-P Lagrange (Editor), Jean-Claude Muller (Editor), J. C. Müller (Editor), Muller Jean-Claude (Editor), R Weibel (Editor), R. Weibel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.1995
• EAN: 9780748403196
• ISBN: 978-0-7484-0319-6
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D graphics & modelling, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Graphics Tools, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing, 3D graphics and modelling