MapShaper.org: A map generalization web service

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 22-27

  Harrower, Mark ^a   Bloch, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; MAPPING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WEB BROWSERS;

FLASH; MACROMEDIA; MAP FILES; MAP GENERALIZATION; WEB SERVICE;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33746042159     PISSN: 02721716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2006.85     Document Type: Article

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