Social perspectives on semantic interoperability: Constraints on geographical knowledge from a data perspective

Cartographica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 47-61

  Schuurman, Nadine ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data standardization; GIS; Interoperability; Semantic interoperability; Spatial databases

Indexed keywords

GIS; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 32544448503     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/9643-114R-7787-5253     Document Type: Review

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