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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144903703321

Titolo

Algorithmic Foundations of Geographic Information Systems [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marc van Kreveld, Jürgen Nievergelt, Thomas Roos, Peter Widmayer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1997

ISBN

3-540-69653-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 1997.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 290 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, , 0302-9743 ; ; 1340

Disciplina

910/.285

Soggetti

Computers

Geographical information systems

Database management

Information storage and retrieval

Algorithms

Earth sciences

Theory of Computation

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography

Database Management

Information Storage and Retrieval

Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity

Earth Sciences, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

to geometric computing: From algorithms to software -- Voronoi methods in GIS -- Digital elevation models and TIN algorithms -- Visualization of TINs -- Generalization of spatial data: Principles and selected algorithms -- Spatial data structures: Concepts and design choices -- Space filling curves versus random walks -- External-memory algorithms with applications in GIS -- Precision and robustness in geometric computations.

Sommario/riassunto

This tutorial survey brings together two lines of research and development whose interaction promises to have significant practical



impact on the area of spatial information processing in the near future: geographic information systems (GIS) and geometric computation or, more particularly, geometric algorithms and spatial data structures. In nine uniformly structured and coherent chapters, the authors present a unique survey ranging from the history and basic characteristics to current issues of precision and robustness of geometric computing. This textbook is ideally suited for advanced courses on GIS and applied geometric algorithms. Research and design professionals active in the area will find it valuable as a state-of-the-art survey.