Issues and prospects for the next generation of the spatial data transfer standard (sdts)

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 403-425

  Arctur, David ^a   Hair, David ^b   Timson, George ^c   Martin, E Paul ^c   Fegeas, Robin ^c  

^a Laser Scan Inc   (United States)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; OPENGIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 0031812988     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136588198241851     Document Type: Article

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