Project: Cartographic implementation of the reults of “SGIR” and associated project “DB Toponymie”

01-JAN-06 – 31-DEC-06

Abstract

SGIR, the seamless database of georaphical objects of the National Geographical Institute (NGI), and the DB Toponymy (the toponymical database of NGI) are two separated datasets. To realize an automated place name placement a linkage between the SGIR and and toponymical database is required one hand and on the other hand methods and techniques for managing place name placement. Rules of text placement are defined taking in account object type, object hierarchy , semiology,…