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GIScience 2002: Geographic Information Science pp 80–92Cite as

An Evaluation of Buffering Algorithms in Fuzzy GISs

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Fuzzy Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are part of a qualitative approach to spatial reasoning, and buffering in fuzzy GISs is an operation that is analogous to the core buffering operation in standard GISs. This paper contains an analysis of the implementation of buffering operations over fuzzy GISs represented as fuzzy raster maps, and suggests a number of improvements to these operations. It also briefly summarizes research issues that are raised in this investigation.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

    Damien Duff & Hans W. Guesgen

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  1. Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, Orono, ME, 04469-5711, USA

    Max J. Egenhofer

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469-5711, USA

    Max J. Egenhofer

  3. National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, 105 Wilkeson Quad., Box 610023, Buffalo, NY, 14261-0023, USA

    David M. Mark

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Duff, D., Guesgen, H.W. (2002). An Evaluation of Buffering Algorithms in Fuzzy GISs. In: Egenhofer, M.J., Mark, D.M. (eds) Geographic Information Science. GIScience 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2478. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45799-2_6

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