Selected issues of cartographic communication optimization for emergency centers

International Journal of Digital Earth

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-339

  Staněk, Karel ^a   Friedmannová, Lucie ^a   Kubíček, Petr ^a   Konečny, Milan ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cartographic communication; Context based cartography; Digital Earth; Map use; Operational emergency management

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; MAPS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION OPTIMIZATION; CONTEXT-BASED; DIGITAL EARTH; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SITUATION; NATURAL DISASTERS; OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY; WEB ENVIRONMENT;

DISASTERS;

CARTOGRAPHY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 79960787600     PISSN: 17538947     EISSN: 17538955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2010.484511     Document Type: Article

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