Real-time map labelling for mobile applications

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 773-783

  Zhang, Qing nian ^a,c   Harrie, Lars ^b,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Land Survey   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geo information service; Label placement; Map labelling; Real time map

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAP SYMBOLS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

GEO-INFORMATION SERVICE; LABEL PLACEMENT; MAP LABELLING; REAL-TIME MAP;

MAPPING;

CARTOGRAPHY; MAP; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; REAL TIME;

EID: 33750629743     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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