Developing a conceptual framework for visually-enabled geocollaboration

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-34

  Maceachren, Alan M ^a   Brewer, Isaac ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GIS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

EID: 0442280870     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810310001596094     Document Type: Article

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