Modeling collaborative GIS processes using soft systems theory, UML and object oriented design

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-218

  Balram, Shivanand ^a   Dragićević, Suzana ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ONTOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REUSABILITY; SPECIFICATIONS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE;

COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; CONTEXT DEPENDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN; PROBLEM SPECIFICATION; PROBLEM-SOLVING; SOFT SYSTEMS; STAKEHOLDER INTEREST; WICKED PROBLEMS;

SYSTEM THEORY;

GIS; MODELING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644759261     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2006.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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