Identifying components for interoperable process models using concept lattice and semantic reference system

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1009-1032

  Bian, Ling ^a   Hu, Shixiong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Component based modeling; Formal Concept Analysis; Hydrological modeling; Interoperability; Semantic reference system

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RUNOFF;

EID: 34548559201     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810601169907     Document Type: Article

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