A Hierarchical Coordinate System for Geoprocessing and Cartography

Geoffrey H. Dutton

ISBN 10: 3540649808 / ISBN 13: 9783540649809

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - When spatial data is digitized for use in geographic information systems and other software, information about its original scale, resolution and accuracy is frequently lost. As a result, using such information at different scales and combining it with data from other sources may be difficult. Mapping vector data at smaller than the original scale requires its generalization, which is usually handled by post-processing in ways that are only weakly supported by databases. The models and methods described in this book overcome many such problems by providing a multi-resolution data representation that allows retrieval of map data at a hierarchy of scales, as well as documenting the accuracy of every spatial coordinate.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Hierarchical Coordinate System for Geoprocessing and Cartography
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540649808
• ISBN 13: 9783540649809
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 14D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 382 grams

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Synopsis

When spatial data is digitized for use in geographic information systems and other software, information about its original scale, resolution and accuracy is frequently lost. As a result, using such information at different scales and combining it with data from other sources may be difficult. Mapping vector data at smaller than the original scale requires its generalization, which is usually handled by post-processing in ways that are only weakly supported by databases. The models and methods described in this book overcome many such problems by providing a multi-resolution data representation that allows retrieval of map data at a hierarchy of scales, as well as documenting the accuracy of every spatial coordinate.