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Processes and events in the centre: a dynamic data model for representing spatial change

Yufeng Hea School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment (Nanjing Normal University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;c Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;d Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7411-5981View further author information
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Yehua Shenga School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment (Nanjing Normal University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;c Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara Hoferd Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7078-3766View further author information
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Yi Huange School of Geographic and Biologic Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7134-8328View further author information
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Jiarui Qina School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment (Nanjing Normal University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;c Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7976-2600View further author information
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Pages 276-295 | Received 27 Sep 2021, Accepted 27 Dec 2021, Published online: 04 Feb 2022

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