| Abstract
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This paper focuses attention on a fundamen … This paper focuses attention on a fundamental geographic structure: the GIS application. Lineage documentation specifies an application’s source data, transformations, and input/output specifications. Such information is inherently causal, communicating the theory embodied in a GIS application and the meaning of its product. A number of techniques for automating lineage information are examined. None are found to be capable of documenting data lineage. to be capable of documenting data lineage.
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| Author
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David P. Lanter +
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| Bibtype
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techreport +
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| Institution
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NCGIA +
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| Key
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lanter1990lineage +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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19 May 2009 00:12:32 +
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| Month
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September +
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| Number
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90-6 +
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| Paper url
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http://downloads2.esri.com/campus/uploads/library/pdfs/5819.pdf +
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| Tag
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GIS +,
Application +,
Automated documentation +,
Spatial data quality +,
Spatial data transfer standards +,
Geographic structure +,
Computer science +
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| Title
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Lineage in GIS: The Problem and a Solution +
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| Year
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1990 +
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| Categories |
Technical Report,
Publication
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