Title :
Design and Implementation of Common Map Symbol System in GIS
Author :
Yu, Miao ; Sun, Meixian ; Teng, Junhua ; Li, Xiaojuan ; Zhang, Weiguang
Author_Institution :
State Oceanic Adm., Second Inst. of Oceanogr., Hangzhou
Abstract :
Map symbol has important effect in the process of GIS graphics. This paper introduce a GIS common symbol library, which is designed and implemented based on MapObjects´ interface, include point symbol, line symbol and fill symbol and further illustration on how to save symbol in commercial database. At last, a case that using this symbol library is shown. This is a result tested in Zhejiang province in the Chinese numerical marine project and it achieves a good result.
Keywords :
database management systems; expert systems; geographic information systems; geophysical techniques; symbol manipulation; Chinese numerical marine project; GIS common symbol library; GIS graphics; MapObjects interface; Zhejiang province; commercial database; common map symbol system; fill symbol; line symbol; point symbol; Cultural differences; Data structures; Databases; Geographic Information Systems; Graphics; Natural languages; Pattern matching; Rendering (computer graphics); Software libraries; Testing; COM; map symbol; symbolization;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779254
