Geographic information systems and surfaces
Tate, Nicholas J., Fisher, Peter F. and Martin, David J. (2007) Geographic information systems and surfaces. In, Wilson, John and Fotheringham, A. Stewart (eds.) The Handbook of Geographic Information Science. Oxford, UK, Blackwell, 239-258. (Blackwell Companions to Geography).
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The chapter outlines the nature and procedures available for surface modelling and visualization within Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The advantages of surface representation are considered, various types of surface model are explored and tools for visualization are presented.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| ISBNs: | 1405107952 (hardback) 1405107960 (paperback) 9781405107952 (hardback) 9781405107969 (paperback) |
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| Keywords: | surface, gis, dem, digital elevation model, contours, triangulated irregular network, tin, visualization |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HA Statistics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Geography > Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis |
| Item ID: | 64161 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:55 |
| Contributors: | Tate, Nicholas J. (Author) Fisher, Peter F. (Author) Martin, David J. (Author) Wilson, John (Editor) Fotheringham, A. Stewart (Editor) |
| Date: | August 2007 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Blackwell |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/64161 |
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