Database organization strategies for spatial decision support systems

International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 3-20

  Armstrong, Marc P ^a   Densham, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ORGANISATION; STRATEGY;

EID: 0025206031     PISSN: 02693798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02693799008941525     Document Type: Article

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