Virtual environments for student fieldwork using networked components

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 397-416

  Dykes, Jason ^a   Moore, Kate ^a   Wood, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033393236     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136588199241274     Document Type: Article

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