Abstract: Vector polygon overlay is a complex type of a geo-spatial analysis algorithm used in geographical information system, which requires increasingly higher computational efficiency given the ...

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Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48547, Republic of Korea Article Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 ...