A methodology for placement and evaluation of area map labels

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-52

  Barrault, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Area lettering; Automated label placement; Cartographic quality; Digital cartography; Georaphic information sciences

Indexed keywords

LABELS; MAPPING;

CANDIDATE PLACEMENTS;

MAPS;

CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING METHOD;

EID: 0035058340     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(00)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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