Ontology-based integration of topographic data sets

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Uitermark, Harry T ^a   van Oosterom, Peter J M ^b   Mars, Nicolaas J I ^c   Molenaar, Martien ^d  

^a Dutch Cadastre   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data integration; Interoperability; Ontologies; Topographic data sets; Update propagation

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 20844454951     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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