Using GIS to visualise environmental information a case study based on digital terrain models

Proceedings - Computer Graphics International, CGI 1998

Volumn 1998-January, Issue , 1998, Pages 123-127

  Clematis, A ^a   De Martino, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SEMANTICS;

COMMON-BASE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; GEOMETRIC REASONING; SEMANTIC REPRESENTATION;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 0040471304     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CGI.1998.694260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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