Lexical knowledge sources for cartography and GIS – development, current status and outlook

Lexical knowledge sources are indispensable for research, education and general information. The transition of the reference works to the digital world has been a gradual one. This paper discusses the basic principles and structure of knowledge presentation, as well as user access and knowledge acqu...

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Main Author: Koch Wolf Günther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Geodesy and Cartography
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/geocart.2016.65.issue-2/geocart-2016-0014/geocart-2016-0014.xml?format=INT
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Summary:Lexical knowledge sources are indispensable for research, education and general information. The transition of the reference works to the digital world has been a gradual one. This paper discusses the basic principles and structure of knowledge presentation, as well as user access and knowledge acquisition with specific consideration of contributions in German. The ideal reference works of the future should be interactive, optimally adapted to the user, reliable, current and quotable.
ISSN:2080-6736
2300-2581