Design of a Lineage-Based Meta-Data Base for GIS
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
- Vol. 18 (4) , 255-261
- https://doi.org/10.1559/152304091783786718
Abstract
A conceptual design is presented for a lineage meta-data base system that documents data sources and geographic information system (GIS) transformations applied to derive cartographic products. Artificial intelligence techniques of semantic networks are used to organize input-output relationships between map layers, and frames are used for storing lineage attributes characterizing source, intermediate, and product layers. An example indicates that a lineage meta-data base enables GIS users to determine the fitness for use of spatial data sets.Keywords
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