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Topographic Mapping Evolution: From Field and Photographically Collected Data to GIS Production and Linked Open Data

E. Lynn UseryU.S. Geological Survey, Rolla, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dalia E. VarankaU.S. Geological Survey, Rolla, MO, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-9600
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Larry R. DavisU.S. Geological Survey, Rolla, MO, USA
Pages 378-390 | Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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