Presenting spatial information: Granularity, relevance, and integration
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چکیده
In recent years, the availability of automatically generated spatial information of various kinds has developed dramatically. Nowadays, virtually any kind of information is obtainable via the web. Route descriptions of diverse kinds can be obtained from many different sources and across different modalities. Views of maps and geographic information can be accessed in various ways, and local spatial or spatial-related information is provided for diverse interests and in a multitude of ways.
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Presenting spatial information: Granularity, relevance, and integration
In recent years the availability of automatically generated spatial information of various kinds has developed dramatically. Route descriptions of diverse kinds can be obtained from many different sources and across different modalities, and maps and geographic information can be accessed in multifarious ways. Although this is situation improves the information availability and accessibility— t...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- J. Spatial Information Science
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010