Digital geological mapping with tablet PC and PDA: A comparison

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1682-1698

  Clegg, P ^a   Bruciatelli, L ^b   Domingos, F ^a   Jones, R R ^a   De Donatis, M ^b   Wilson, R W ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital geological mapping; GIS; GPS; PDA; Tablet PC

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAPPING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS;

DIGITAL GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOLOGICAL OUTCROP MAPPING;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAPPING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS;

DATA PROCESSING; DIGITAL MAPPING; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; GPS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33747842489     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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