Using sound to represent spatial data in ArcGIS

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-163

  Bearman, Nick ^a   Fisher, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ArcGIS; GIS; Note; Sonification; Tone; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARCGIS; NOTE; SONIFICATIONS; TONE; UNCERTAINTY;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTICS; GIS; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DATA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864304762     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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