The Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm

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The Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm. / Whyatt, J. D.; Wade, P. R.
In: Bulletin - Society of University Cartographers, Vol. 22, No. 1, 01.01.1988, p. 17-25.

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Harvard

Whyatt, JD & Wade, PR 1988, 'The Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm', Bulletin - Society of University Cartographers, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 17-25.

APA

Whyatt, J. D., & Wade, P. R. (1988). The Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm. Bulletin - Society of University Cartographers, 22(1), 17-25.

Vancouver

Whyatt JD, Wade PR. The Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm. Bulletin - Society of University Cartographers. 1988 Jan 1;22(1):17-25.

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Whyatt, J. D. ; Wade, P. R. / The Douglas-Peucker line simplification algorithm. In: Bulletin - Society of University Cartographers. 1988 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 17-25.

Bibtex

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