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In this chapter, the scientific background of geoinformatics is reflected and research issues are described, together with examples and an extensive list of references.

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  1. Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Leibniz Universitt Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Monika Sester

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  1. Geomathematische Gruppe, TU Kaiserslautern FB Mathematik, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Willi Freeden

  2. University of Central Florida Dept. Mathematics, Orlando, Florida, USA

    M. Zuhair Nashed

  3. Inst. Analysis, TU Braunschweig FB 1 Mathematik und Informatik, Braunschweig, Germany

    Thomas Sonar

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Sester, M. (2013). Geoinformatics. In: Freeden, W., Nashed, M., Sonar, T. (eds) Handbook of Geomathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27793-1_45-2

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