Implementation of the r.cuda.los module in the open source GRASS GIS by using parallel computation on the NVIDIA CUDA graphic cards

Elektrotehniski Vestnik/Electrotechnical Review

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Osterman, Andrej ^a  

^a Telekom Slovenije dd   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cartography; CUDA; GPU; GRASS GIS; Line of Sight; LOS; Parallel programming

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTIVE SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATION TIME; COMPUTE UNIFIED DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; CUDA; GIS APPLICATION; GIS DATA; GPU; GRAPHIC CARDS; HORIZONTAL ANGLES; LINE OF SIGHT; LOS; NVIDIA CUDA; NVIDIA GRAPHICS; OPEN SOURCES; PARALLEL COMPUTATION; PARALLEL COMPUTING PLATFORM; PARALLEL PROCESSOR; PROGRAMMING MODELS; RADIO PLANNING; SEQUENTIAL COMPUTING; SIZE CLASS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MAPS; PARALLEL PROGRAMMING; SMART CARDS; VISIBILITY;

PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES;

EID: 84864975115     PISSN: 00135852     EISSN: 22323228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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