Geographic Hypermedia Concepts and Systems
This book introduces a new paradigm, Geographic Hypermedia, which emerges from the convergence of Geographic Information Science and - permedia technology. Both GI Science and hypermedia have been rapidly evolving fields. The initial idea of Geographic Hy
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Emmanuel Stefanakis • Michael P. Peterson • Costas Armenakis • Vasilis Delis (Eds.)
Geographic Hypermedia Concepts and Systems
With 158 Figures
Editors: Dr. Emmanuel Stefanakis Department of Geography, Harokopio University 70, El. Venizelou Ave., 17671 Athens, Greece Email: [email protected]
Dr. Costas Armenakis Centre for Topographic Information Natural Resources Canada 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E9 Email: [email protected]
Dr. Michael P. Peterson Department of Geography/Geology University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 68182 USA Email: [email protected]
Dr. Vasilis Delis Research-Academic Computer Technology Institute Kolokotroni 3 GR 262 21 Patras, Hellas, Greece Email: [email protected]
ISBN 10 ISBN 13
3-540-34237-0 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 978-3-540-34237-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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In memory of Professor Y.C. Lee (1948-2004)
Preface This book introduces a new paradigm, Geographic Hypermedia, which emerges from the convergence of Geographic Information Science and hypermedia technology. Both GI Science and hypermedia have been rapidly evolving fields. The initial idea of Geographic Hypermedia was born in 2004 when the editors had been invited to organize a workshop in conjunction with the ‘Hypertext’ conference organized annually by the Special Interest Group of the Association for Computing Machinery. The purpose of the workshop was to examine how hypermedia concepts and tools may be applied in geographical domains. The workshop was eventually held in conjunction with the Maps and the Internet Commission of the International Cartographic Association at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Denver, Colorado, in April 2005. The Denver workshop was a successful event, bringing together multidisciplinary researchers and professionals in the area of Geographic Hypermedia. Researchers from
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