Key strategies for predictive exploration in mature environment: Model innovation, exploration technology optimization and information integration

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 186-191

  Liu, Liang Ming ^a   Peng, Sheng Lin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exploration model; Exploration strategy; Exploration technique; Information integration; Predictive exploration; Tongling

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

EVIDENCE WEIGHT; EXPLORATION MODEL; EXPLORATION STRATEGY; EXPLORATION TECHNIQUE; FUZZY LOGIC; INFORMATION INTEGRATION; MATURE ENVIRONMENTS; PREDICTIVE EXPLORATION;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

EID: 20144373422     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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