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Interaction with GIS attribute data based on categorical coverages

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Spatial Information Theory A Theoretical Basis for GIS (COSIT 1993)

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The human-computer interface is a crucial element in the design of the next generation of Geographic Information Systems (GISs). We discuss the user interface design process by separating the formalization of the problem domain (identifying the objects a user manipulates, and their pertinent operations) from its visualization (describing human-computer interaction techniques such as windows and dialog boxes). This framework is used to examine the process of manipulating attribute data in a GIS on the basis of the common cartographic concept of a categorical coverage. The characteristics of categorical coverage data and the user requirements for interacting with this data are formalized in the form of a set of fundamental objects and operations. A visualization for a windows-icons-menus-pointing devices (WIMP) interface is presented.

This work was partially supported by NSF grant No. IRI-9309230 and a grant from Intergraph Corporation. Additional support from NSF for the NCGIA under grant SES-8810917 is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis and Department of Surveying Engineering, University of Maine, Boardman Hall, 04469-5711, Orono, ME

    Gary S. Volta & Max J. Egenhofer

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Volta, G.S., Egenhofer, M.J. (1993). Interaction with GIS attribute data based on categorical coverages. In: Frank, A.U., Campari, I. (eds) Spatial Information Theory A Theoretical Basis for GIS. COSIT 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 716. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57207-4_15

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