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GIS and remote sensing integration for environmental applications |
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| Authors: | J. C. Hinton |
| Affiliation: | British National Space Centre, Remote Sensing Applications Development Unit, Monks Wood , Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambs PE17 2LS, U.K. E-mail: j.hinton@nerc.ac.uk. |
| Abstract: | Abstract The combined use of remotely-sensed images and vector GIS data has received considerable interest in recent years. This review article discusses the historical move towards closer integration of remote sensing and GIS technologies and the requirements of integrated software systems to enable remotely-sensed data to be combined with vector datasets for maximum effect. The benefits of integration to users of both GIS and remote sensing for environmental applications are reviewed and some thoughts are given on terminology and future directions in this field. |
| Keywords: | Spatial objects with vague shape Topological relations Partial shape vagueness Spatial query Integrity constraints Spatial data integration |