Publisher Summary Research on the automation of cartographic generalization has led to
the development of a large number of generalization algorithms. This chapter describes …

Abstract National Mapping Agencies (NMAs) are still among the main end users of research
into automated generalisation, which is transferred into their production lines via various …

The integration of multiple geodata sets is a major challenge for developing Spatial Data
Infrastructures (SDIs). Currently, this integration is achieved using schema transformation …

Vario-scale data structures have been designed to support gradual content zoom and the
progressive transfer of vector data, for use with arbitrary map scales. The focus to date has …

The proliferation of location-aware consumer applications is increasing the demand for Web
service-based delivery of geospatial content. Significant national and European-wide …

Web service technologies can be used to establish an interoperable framework between
different generalisation systems. In a previous article three categories of generalisation web …

Thematic content in the form of geodata is becoming increasingly available on the web.
However, adequate base map information to support appropriate communication of the …

Displaying polygonal vector data is essential in various application scenarios such as
geometry visualization, vector graphics rendering, CAD drawing and in particular …

The Research & Innovation department at Ordnance Survey has been working for two years
on a project to investigate the automatic generalisation of our data to derive a vector dataset …

Over the last decade, considerable steps have been taken to improve methods for
generalisation. Recently, research on Web services has been intensively aiming to provide …