Spatial Ontologies

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 377-383

  Schuurman, N ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context; Epistemology; Formalization; GIScience; Interoperability; Ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251469549     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00068-7     Document Type: Chapter

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