A Geographical Information and Mapping System for the BBC Domesday Optical Discs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8963134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stan Openshaw (corresponding author), Colin Wymer, Martin Charlton (0000-0002-0622-393X) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 296-296 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/621790 |
| OpenAlex | W1995385826 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The paper outlines the nature of the geographical information system that was developed for the BBC Domesday optical disc project. The successful exploitation of optical disc storage for geographical analysis and mappings dependent on the development of appropriate data structures that allow fastest possible data retrieval for geographical areas of interest. The authors describe how they achieved this objective such that a low powered BBC micro-computer is able to offer interactive colour mapping of over 20,000 variables for 33 different sets of geographical areas at ten different levels of resolution
The Domesday interactive videodisc system in geography teaching
The changing nature of GIS and the provision of formal GIS education in the UK
Cartography and geographic information systems
Cartography and geographic information systems
The Domesday Machine
Geographic information science
The Rural Areas Database
The Land and People of Britain
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2017 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |