A knowledge-based system for GIS software selection

International Arab Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Eldrandaly, Khalid ^a   Naguib, Soad ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

AHP; Expert systems; GIS software selection; Knowledge based systems; Multicriteria decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862696191     PISSN: 16833198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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