Map Data Processing In Geographic Information Systems

1990 ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Lawrence W. Cartensen Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Map Data

Map data processing in geographic information systems

Computer ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kasturi ◽  
R. Fernandez ◽  
M.L. Amlani ◽  
W.-C. Feng
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Map Data

scholarly journals Geographic information systems and perceptual dialectology: a method for processing draw-a-map data

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Montgomery ◽  
Philipp Stoeckle
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Perceptual Dialectology ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Processing Data ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Map Data

This article presents a new method for processing data gathered using the “draw-a-map” task in perceptual dialectology (PD) studies. Such tasks produce large numbers of maps containing many lines indicating nonlinguists’ perceptions of the location and extent of dialect areas. Although individual maps are interesting, and numerical data relating to the relative prominence of dialect areas can be extracted, an important value of the draw-a-map task is in aggregating data. This was always an aim of the contemporary PD method, although the nature of the data has meant that this has not always been possible. Here, we argue for the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in order to aggregate, process, and display PD data. Using case studies from the United Kingdom and Germany, we present examples of data processed using GIS and illustrate the future possibilities for the use of GIS in PD research.

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