Standard work dictionaries and Classification schemes essential

Tue Jul 14 17:44:47 1998

A comment by Stephen M. Richard about

Science language for geologic-map databases


The title says it all. If we want interchangeable data sets, we need to use the same vocabulary and classification systems. Check out Giles et al., 1997, Computers & Geosciences v23, p621-626, available for a limited time at: http://oxford.elsevier.com/cgi-bin/JAO/X-/pass/JRNL/V00023N006/97000435.pdf?a=CAGEOOL&j=CAGEO&c=pdf&b=JRNL+V00023N006+97000435

This article discusses the British Geological Survey approach to the problem.


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