Auto-Carto London, Volume 2

Digital Mapping and Spatial Information Systems

September 14 - 19, 1986

London, England

Abstract

The problems of gathering papers from authors for any publication is a task fraught with anxiety. To do so with authors from across the globe is an exercise guaranteed to produce stress on all parties. The task of reminding, persuading, enforcing or diplomatically extending deadlines, telexing, telephoning and letter-writing, has fallen to Christine Philbin of Conference Services Ltd. The happiest witness to her unfailing tact and efficiency is the fact that these Proceedings are complete. All authors presenting papers have submitted a full written one ( indeed, some have provided several revised versions over the past few months). The only abstracts are, as intended, for shorter presentations and are at the end of Volume 2.

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page
Foreword

Contents

GIS Aims and Objectives
  Community Benefits of Digital Spatial Information
1
  The Foundation of a Geographical Information System for Northern Ireland
4
  A New Design for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Digital Cartographic Database
10
  A Proposed Base for Geographic Information System for India
19
  Computing Aspects of a Large Geographic Information System for the European Community
28
Soils. Geology and Land Use Mapping
  Up-dating a Land-use Inventory
44
  TIR : A Computerized Cartographic Soil Information System
52
  Digital Spatial Models and Geological Maps
60
  Development of an Integrated Map Plotting System for Hydrocarbon Exploration
66
Experiences at the Local Level
  Development of Digital Cadastral and Topographic Maps - Requirements, Goals and Basic Concept
76
  TENDEX : A Computerised Data Base of Mining Tenement Information
86
  The Burnaby Experience with Computerized Mapping
102
  A Land Information System (LIS) for an Urban Region
112
Land Information Systems
  The Swedish Land Data Bank
122
  Digital Mapping in Land Registration, and its Relevance to the Possible Development of a Geographic Information System in the UK.
129
  Five Reasons Why Geographical Information Systems Are Not Being Used Efficiently for Land Resources Assessment
139
  Trends in Land Information System Administration in Australia
149
Utility Mapping in the UK
  Digital Mapping and Facilities Management in a UK Water Authority
162
  The Development of an Automated Mapping System for the Electricity Distribution System in the South Western Electricity Board
171
  Exchange of Digital Records Between Public Utility Digital Mapping Systems
181
  Digital Mapping - An Information Centre
190
Digital Mapping
  Mark II: The Next Step in Digital Systems Development at the U.S. Geological Survey
200
  Digital Mapping: Fact or Fiction!
206
  The Development of Digital Topographic Mapping in a State Government Authority
216
  Managing the Transition to Supporting the Production of Digital Geographic Products in Military Survey
226
Data Generalisation and Filtering
  Fourier Filtering of Landsat Data for Information Extraction in Surveying and Mapping
237
  Software Developments for Computer-assisted Generalization
247
  Toward a Practicable Model of Cartographic Generalisation
257
  Generalisation from Large to Medium and Small Scale Ordnance Survey Maps Using Expert System Techniques
267
Education
  Cartographic Information Systems and Employment Generation in Rural Africa
276
  Design Education: A Methodology for Incorporating Computer Technology in the Design Curriculum
286
  The Challenges to Educational Estalishments: Preparing Students for a Future in LIS/GIS
296
  Digital Mapping at the Australian Key Centre for Land Information Studies
306
Training
  The Cost Constraint in Automated Cartographic Education and Training for Technicians
316
  Education and Training for Auto Carto
320
  Teach Yourself Geographic Information Systems: The Design, Creation and Use of Demonstrators and Tutors
327
  LIS Education Versus Training: A Surveying Perspective
340
Hydrographic Surveying and Charting
  A Survey Information Processing System for Hydrographer
351
  The Hydrographic Department and the Requirement for Digital Hydrographic Data
361
  The National Ocean Service Design for Automated Nautical Charting System II
369
  The Use of GLORIA Long-Range Sidescan Sonar for Deep-Ocean Mapping
379
Electronic Maps and Charts
  The Exploitation of Digital Data through Electronic Displays
389
  Effective Provision of Navigation Assistance to Drivers: A Cognitive Science Approach
399
  Canada's Electronic Atlas
409
  Graphical Display and Manipulation in Two and Three Dimensions of Digital Cartographic Data
418
Auto Carto in the Third World
  A Decision-Making Tool for Land Evaluation in the Developing Countries
431
  Transfer of High Technology to Developing Countries
441
  Digital Cadastral Index Maps for a Land Information System in Trinidad and Tobago
452
  Computer Assisted Cartography in Developing Nations
462
Economics and Management
  Digital Mapping - The Cheshire Experience
472
  Marketing Digital Map Data
480
  Cartographic Digitising - Technical Trends and Economic Factors
489
  Assessing the Consumption Benefits of L.I.S. projects
496
The Private Sector and QIS
  Locational Marketing Analysis: A Need to be Informed for Strategic Development
514
  AEGIS - A Practical Exercise in Data Management
520
  Design of the Capital Area Development Information System ( CADIS ), Baghdad, Iraq
529
  Geographic Information Systems and the BBC's Domesday Interactive Videodisk
539
     
  Abstracts of Short Presentations and Poster Sessions  

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