Digital map conflation: A review of the process and a proposal for classification

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1439-1466

  Ruiz, Juan J ^a   Ariza, F Javier ^a   Ureña, Manuel A ^a   Blázquez, Elidia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Conflation; Data fusion; Data integration; Interoperability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CARTOGRAPHY; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL MAP;

EID: 80053488665     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2010.519707     Document Type: Article

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