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Web Resources
Geographic representation is an important topic for research in GIScience. See www.
spatial.maine.edu/~max/UCGIS-Rep.pdf
A prominent GIS software producer's view on geographic representation can be
found at www.esri.com/software/arcgis/concepts/gis-data.html
The application of cartographic representation to mapping in Africa offers important
insights into pragmatic issues. See www.africover.org/carto_standard.htm
A discussion about changes to cartographic representation helps one to
think about connections to geographic representation. See www.questia.com/PM.
qst?a=o&d=5000969871
The U.S. EPA has some interesting materials on the differences between raster and
vector at www.epa.gov/region02/gis/gisconcepts.htm
These presentation materials provide a succinct overview of accuracy issues: www.
epa.gov/nerlesd1/gqc/courses/images/kirkland.pdf
Part of an online training course offered by the USGS covers basic database princi-
ples in terms of spatial analysis. See http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eespteam/GISLab/Cyprus/
database_modeling.htm