DocumentCode
974330
Title
Integrating multimedia in geographical information systems
Author
Kraak, Menno-Jan
Author_Institution
Fac. of Geodetic Eng., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Volume
3
Issue
2
fYear
1996
Firstpage
59
Lastpage
65
Abstract
Developments in multimedia and scientific visualization have greatly expanded the technical capabilities of geographic information systems. Users can visually explore, analyze, and present data and gain insight on spatial relations and patterns. But how do users manage all the information that reaches them? Highly-structured interfaces such as hypermaps, discussed here, are a necessary and useful way to structure multimedia components and let users easily navigate data sets
Keywords
cartography; data visualisation; geographic information systems; multimedia computing; data sets; geographical information systems; highly-structured interfaces; hypermaps; multimedia; scientific visualization; Data analysis; Data visualization; Geographic Information Systems; Information management; Information systems; Management information systems; Multimedia systems; Pattern analysis; Remote sensing; Spatial databases;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
MultiMedia, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-986X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/93.502295
Filename
502295
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