Abstracting Geographic Information in a Data Rich World
Methodologies and Applications of Map Generalisation
Editors: Burghardt, Dirk, Duchene, Cécile, Mackaness, William (Eds.)
Free Preview- Delivers an extensive compendium of current research and development work in the field of automated generalisation
- Employs a sequence of core chapters to match the different phases of the teneralisation process
- Offers a chapter on the practical usage of automated generalisation with commercial production systems and open-source systems
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Research in the field of automated generalisation has faced new challenges in recent years as a result of technological developments in web-based processing, new visualisation paradigms and access to very large volumes of multi-source data generated by sensors and humans. In these contexts, map generalisation needs to underpin ‘on-demand mapping’, a form of mapping that responds to individual user requirements in the thematic selection and visualisation of geographic information. It is this new impetus that drives the research of the ICA Commission on Generalisation and Multiple Representation (for example through its annual workshops, biannual tutorials and publications in international journals). This book has a coherent structure, each chapter focusing on core concepts and tasks in the map generalisation towards on-demand mapping. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art review, together with case studies that illustrate the application of pertinent generalisation methodologies. The book addresses issues from data gathering to multi scaled outputs. Thus there are chapters devoted to defining user requirements in handling specifications, and in the application and evaluation of map generalisation algorithms. It explores the application of generalisation methodologies in the context of growing volumes of data and the increasing popularity of user generated content.
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“This book provides a really critical contribution to summarizing, conceptualizing, and discussing the main problems and solutions in map generalization to date. … I recommend this book to everyone who works with map generalization and wants to be productive in solving his or her tasks, as well as those who are interested in understanding short- and mid-term perspectives in map generalization developments.” (Timofey Samsonov, Cartographic Perspectives, Issues 80, 2015)
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Map Generalisation: Fundamental to the Modelling and Understanding of Geographic Space
Pages 1-15
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Map Specifications and User Requirements
Pages 17-52
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Modelling Geographic Relationships in Automated Environments
Pages 53-82
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Data Structures for Continuous Generalisation: tGAP and SSC
Pages 83-117
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Integrating and Generalising Volunteered Geographic Information
Pages 119-155
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Abstracting Geographic Information in a Data Rich World
- Book Subtitle
- Methodologies and Applications of Map Generalisation
- Editors
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- Dirk Burghardt
- Cécile Duchene
- William Mackaness
- Series Title
- Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA)
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-00203-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-00203-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-00202-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37467-3
- Series ISSN
- 2195-1705
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 407
- Number of Illustrations
- 52 b/w illustrations, 128 illustrations in colour
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