MAp GENeralization COntroller

Software · Fri Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:1230288

Ganter, John

MAGENCO is a geographic information systems (GIS) tool for managing geospatial data. It assists in choosing an appropriate level of cartographic simplification (removal of vertices while preserving line character). While an effective algorithm for this task exists (Douglas-Peucker, published in 1973), the tolerance parameter depends on the fractal dimension or the natural or manmade feature, the scale of mapping, and the uses to which the data will be put. It is thus necessary to iteratively test different parameters until an acceptable one is found.

• Short Name / Acronym: MAGENCO; 000812MLTPL00
• Version: 00
• Programming Language(s): Medium: X; OS: Arc/Info 6.1.1 under Unix. Uses Bourne shell and either the Motif or OpenLook window manager.
• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1230288
• Country of Origin: United States