Automated geographical information fusion and ontology alignment

Spatial Data on the Web: Modeling and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 109-132

  Duckham, Matt ^a   Worboys, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 79952431429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69878-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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