Wāhi, a discrete global grid gazetteer built using linked open data

International Journal of Digital Earth

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 490-503

  Adams, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Digital Earth; Discrete global grid; gazetteer; linked data; place; toponym

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; LINKED DATA;

DIGITAL EARTH; DISCRETE GLOBAL GRIDS; GAZETTEER; PLACE; TOPONYM;

OPEN DATA;

DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE; MAP; PLACE NAME; TOPONYMY;

EID: 84989252426     PISSN: 17538947     EISSN: 17538955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2016.1229819     Document Type: Article

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