Geometric algebra method for multidimensionally-unified GIS computation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 802-811

  Yuan, Lin Wang ^a,b   Lü, Guo Nian ^a   Luo, Wen ^a   Yu, Zhao Yuan ^a   Yi, Lin ^a   Sheng, Ye Hua ^a  

^a Nanjing Normal University   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

geometric algebra; GIS; multidimensionally unified computation; multidimensionally unified representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857655195     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4891-3     Document Type: Article

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