A 3D GIS spatial data model based on conformal geometric algebra

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-112

  Yuan, Lin Wang ^a   Yu, Zhao Yuan ^a   Luo, Wen ^a   Zhou, Liang Chen ^a   Lü, Guo Nian ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D data model; 3D measurement; 3D spatial relation; conformal geometric algebra

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; DIGITAL STORAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMETRY; TOPOLOGY;

3-D MEASUREMENT; 3D DATA; CONFORMAL GEOMETRIC ALGEBRA; MULTIDIMENSIONAL OBJECTS; OBJECT ORIENTED APPROACH; SPATIAL RELATIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

3D MODELING;

GEOMETRY; GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL DATA; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 78650690511     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4130-9     Document Type: Article

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