Spatial Information Theory A Theoretical Basis for GIS
Subtitle: International Conference COSIT '97, Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania, USA, October 15-18, 1997. Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Contributors: Stephen C. Hirtle (Editor); Andrew U. Frank (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 13, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9783540636236
Subjects: Applications of Computing; Geographical information systems (GIS); Geographic information systems; Geographical Research; Science; Travel - General; Science/Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence - General; Database Management - General; General; Computers / Database Management / General; Congresses; Earth Sciences - Geography
First sentence: When we survey the great variety of kinds of spatial region, and the ways in which they can change over time, we find that the notion of continuity is not a simple all-or-nothing affair.