Integration of Spatial Information for Geo-Information Systems
Published on 4. April 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 171 pages
978-3-540-60856-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a model for the integration of spatial information for 3D Geo-Information Systems (3D-GISs). Former Geo-Information Systems are restricted to 2D space. They execute the integration of spatial information by conversion of vector and raster representations. This, however, leads to conceptual difficulties because of the totally different paradigms. After an introduction to the history and architecture of Geo-Information Systems this book examines spatial representations in 2D and 3D space regarding their suitability in 3D-GISs. A three-level notion of space serves as a basis of a model for the integration of spatial information. It likewise takes into account the geometry, metrics and the topology of geo-objects.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
79 figures, 20 tables
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-60856-1 (9783540608561)
DOI
10.1007/BFb0117807
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Spatial representations.- Abstraction from the spatial representation.- A model for the integration of spatial information.- Integration of building blocks for e-complexes into a GEO-model kernel.- Performance behaviour of geometric and topological algorithms.- A geoscientific application.- Summary and outlook.