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A concept for global access to information on geographical databases

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Monitoring of the ecological as well as economical aspects of the planet Earth will in future require more sophisticated data obtaining systems (e. g. satellites) and data processing devices (e. g. GIS). In order to process the great amount of data, detailed information on geographical databases has to be provided in an easy way. In this paper a concept of an information system on geographical databases is presented which encompasses a centrally managed international directory with summary information as well as local information interfaces geographical databases. An information interface provides detailed information on the extent, structure and geographical meaning of the data stored in the geographical database belonging to it. To describe this information a conceptual scheme, based on an object oriented approach, is developed.

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  1. Institut für Informatik der Universität München, Theresienstr. 39, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Leischner Martin Dr. (re. nat.)

  2. Institut für Geographie der Universität München, Luisenstr. 37, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Kellndorfer Josef

  3. Institut für Geographie der Universität München, Luisenstr. 37, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Streck Claudia

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Leischner, M., Kellndorfer, J. & Streck, C. A concept for global access to information on geographical databases. GeoJournal 24, 125–129 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00213064

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