A coastal information system for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 20-27

  Sherin, Andrew G ^a   Edwardson, Kimberley A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL INFORMATION DATABASE SYSTEMS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; NEAR SHORE SURFICIAL GEOLOGY INTERPRETATION;

BEACHES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COASTAL ZONES;

ARC/INFO; COASTAL ZONE; DATABASES; GIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAPPING;

CANADA, ATLANTIC COAST;

EID: 0030422597     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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