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Georeferencing--relating Information To Geographic Location--has Been Incorporated Into Today's Information Systems In Various Ways. We Use Online Services To Map Our Route From One Place To Another; Science, Business, And Government Increasingly Use Geographic Information Systems (gis) To Hold And Analyze Data. Most Georeferenced Information Searches Using Today's Information Systems Are Done By Text Query. But Text Searches For Placenames Fall Short--when, For Example, A Place Is Known By Several Names (or By None). In Addition, Text Searches Don't Cover All Sources Of Geographic Data; Maps Are Traditionally Accessed Only Through Special Indexes, Filing Systems, And Agency Contacts; Data From Remote Sensing Images Or Aerial Photography Is Indexed By Geospatial Location (mathematical Coordinates Such As Longitude And Latitude). In This Book, Linda Hill Describes The Advantages Of Integrating Placename-based And Geospatial Referencing, Introducing An Approach To Unified Georeferencing That Uses Placename And Geospatial Referencing Interchangeably Across All Types Of Information Storage And Retrieval Systems. After A Brief Overview Of Relevant Material From Cognitive Psychology On H

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Author

Linda L. Hill

Publisher

The MIT Press; MIT Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282100374

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, Travel, Anthropology