CISRG Discussion Paper Series

These papers are lodged in the Brynmor Jones Library of the University of Hull
and may be borrowed thorough the Inter-Library Loans service. 
Please get in touch with Mahes Visvalingam if you have any queries.

Papers available online are shown in blue.  All except one have been published in revised form and where possible, readers are encouraged to cite the published sources. Although the scanned Discussion Papers have been checked and edited, we cannot accept any liability for any remaining errors. 

 

Series Editors

Dr. M. Visvalingam (Editor-in-chief, Computer Science, 1986 - present)
M.E. Turner (Economic and Social History, co-editor 1986 - 1991)

Discussion Papers

 

  1. Wade, P., Visvalingam, M., and Kirby, G.H. (1986)
    From Line Geometry to Area Topology, 48 pp.

  2. Visvalingam, M. (1987)
    Problems in the Design and Implementation of a GKS-based User Interface for a Graphical Information System, 18 pp.
    This paper pointed out that the type of multi-window based exploration proposed in Visvalingam (1985) was not easily implemented with the GKS model.

  3. Visvalingam, M. (1988)
     Standardising Basic Spatial Units: Problems and Prospects, 19 pp.
  4. Whyatt, J.D., and Wade, P.R. (1988)
    The Douglas-Peucker Algorithm for Line Simplification: an introduction with programs, 17 pp.
  5. Visvalingam, M. (1988)
     Cartography, Geographical Information Systems and Maps in Perspective, 16 pp.
  6. Visvalingam, M., and Whyatt, J.D. (1989)
    The Douglas-Peucker Algorithm for Line Simplification: re-evaluation through visualisation, 35 pp.
  7. Visvalingam, M. (1989)
    Trends and Concerns in Digital Cartography, 37 pp.
  8. Visvalingam, M., and Whyatt, J.D. (1990)
    Cartographic Algorithms: problems of implementation and evaluation and the impact of digitising errors, 24 pp.
  9. Visvalingam, M. (1991)
    Visualisation, VISC and Scientific Insight, 21 pp.
  10. Visvalingam, M., and Whyatt, J.D. (1992)
    Line Generalisation by Repeated Elimination of the Smallest Area, 16 pp.
  11. Varley, D. A, and Visvalingam, M. (1993)
    Area Topology for Road Extraction and Topographic Data Validation, 34 pp.
  12. Visvalingam, M., Varley, D. A., and Wright, C.P. (1993)
    Global dimensions for the recognition of prototypical urban roads in large-scale vector topographic maps, 20 pp.
  13. Visvalingam, M., and Williamson P.J. (1993)
    Generalising Roads on Large-Scale Maps: a comparison of two algorithms, 21 pp.
  14. Visvalingam, M. (1996)
    Approximation, Generalisation and Deconstruction of Planar Curves, 13 pp.
    Whereas the other DPs are often more detailed than the publications, DP14 was considerably extended for publication in Computers & Graphics doi:10.1016/S0097-8493(98)00123-X  (Abstract)
  15. Visvalingam, M., and Dowson K. (1997)
    Algorithms for Sketching Surfaces, 19 pp.
    Published in Computers & Graphics doi:10.1016/S0097-8493(98)00037-5 (Full paper)
  16. Visvalingam, M., and Herbert, S. P. (1998)
    A Computer Science Perspective on the Bendsimplification Algorithm, 17 pp
  17. Visvalingam, M (1998)
    Sources of Variability in Cartographers' Deconstruction of Fractals, 22 pp
  18. Visvalingam, M and Dowson K (1999)
    Cognitive Evaluation of Computer-drawn Sketches, 29 pp.
    http://www.springerlink.com/(ehdon5arvt1ric3agiow0p45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,3,6;journal,37,73;linkingpublicationresults,1:100388,1 (Abstract with link to full paper)
  19. Lesage, P_L and Visvalingam, M (2000)
    Towards Sketch-based Exploration of Terrain : a feasibility study, 26 pp.
    Published in Computers & Graphics doi:10.1016/S0097-8493(02)00058-4 (Full paper)

CISRG Special Issues

 

  1. Visvalingam, M. (ed)(1986)
    Research based on Ordnance Survey Small-Scale Digital Data %J CISRG Special Issue 1, Proceedings of a meeting held as part of the 1986 Annual Conference of the Institute of British Geographers (Reading Jan 1986),
    sponsored by the Ordnance Survey, 79 pp.
  2. Visvalingam, M., and Kirby, G.H. (1987)
    Directory of Research and Development based on Ordnance Survey Small Scales Digital Data,
    sponsored by the Ordnance Survey, 38 pp.
  3. Visvalingam, M., and Sekouris, N.M. (1989)
    Management of Digital Map Data Using a Relational Database Model,
    sponsored by the Ordnance Survey, 50 pp.

Other Reports

1987 Visvalignam, M,  Kirby, G H and Wade, P
"Extraction of a complete description of hierarchically related area objects from feature-coded map details", in Haywood, P (ed) SORSA ‘87 Durham, Proc of the symposium of the International Spatially-Oriented Referencing Systems Association, SORSA, 29 pp.
1987 Kirby, G H and Wade, P, Visvalingam, M
"Storage and retrieval of topographic data using a relational database management system", in Haywood, P (ed) SORSA ‘87 Durham, Proc of the SORSA symposium, 37 pp.
1986 Visvalingam, M (ed.)
"Research based on Ordnance Survey small scales digital data", Proc of meeting held at the 1986 Annual Conference of the Institute of British Geographers, Reading 1986, (CISRG, University of Hull), 79 pp.
1984 Visvalingam, M and Kirby, G H
"The impact of advances in IT on the cartographic interface in social planning", Department of Geography Misc Series No 27, University of Hull, 32 pp.
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