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ERIC Number: EJ481920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0066-4200
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Data Representations for Geographic Information Systems.
Shaffer, Clifford A.
Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), v27 p135-72 1992
Surveys the field and literature of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data representation as it relates to GIS. Highlights include GIS terms, data types, and operations; vector representations and raster, or grid, representations; spatial indexing; elevation data representations; large spatial databases; and problem areas and future trends. (Contains 131 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Databases, Futures (of Society), Geography, Indexing, Information Sources, Information Systems, Literature Reviews, Maps, Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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