Ontology-based retrieval of geographic information

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-260

  Lutz, M ^a   Klien, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

GI discovery; GI retrieval; Ontologies; Spatial data infrastructures

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 33644808025     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810500287107     Document Type: Article

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