diff --git a/IV/mj-msc.tex b/IV/mj-msc.tex index 77be592..ca05269 100644 --- a/IV/mj-msc.tex +++ b/IV/mj-msc.tex @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ \input{vars.inc} \newcommand{\onpage}[1]{\ref{#1} on page~\pageref{#1}} +\newcommand{\titlecite}[1]{\citetitle{#1} \cite{#1}} \newcommand{\DP}{Douglas \& Peucker} \newcommand{\VW}{Visvalingam--Whyatt} \newcommand{\WM}{Wang--M{\"u}ller} @@ -155,18 +156,23 @@ go-to algorithms for line generalization. During recent years, alternatives have emerged. These modern replacements fall into roughly two categories: \begin{itemize} + \item Cartographic knowledge was encoded to an algorithm (bottom-up - approach). One among these are \cite{wang1998line}. + approach). One among these are \titlecite{wang1998line}, also known + as {\WM}'s algorithm. + \item Mathematical shape transformation which yields a more cartographic - result. E.g. \cite{jiang2003line}, \cite{dyken2009simultaneous}, - \cite{mustafa2006dynamic}, \cite{nollenburg2008morphing}. + result. E.g. \titlecite{jiang2003line}, + \titlecite{dyken2009simultaneous}, \titlecite{mustafa2006dynamic}, + \titlecite{nollenburg2008morphing}. + \end{itemize} Authors of most of the aforementioned articles have implemented the generalization algorithm, at least to generate the visuals in the articles. However, I wasn't able to find code for any of those to evaluate with my -desired data set, or use as a basis for my own maps. \cite{wang1998line} is -available in a commercial product. +desired data set, or use as a basis for my own maps. {\WM} \cite{wang1998line} +is available in a commercial product. Lack of robust openly available generalization algorithm implementations poses a problem for map creation with free software: there is not a similar @@ -180,14 +186,14 @@ as a whole. \section{Methodology} \label{sec:methodology} -The original \cite{wang1998line} leaves something to be desired for a practical -implementation: it is not straightforward to implement the algorithm from the -paper alone. +The original {\WM}'s algorithm \cite{wang1998line} leaves something to be +desired for a practical implementation: it is not straightforward to implement +the algorithm from the paper alone. Explanations in this document are meant to expand, rather than substitute, the -original description in \cite{wang1998line}. Therefore familiarity with the -original paper is assumed, and, for some sections, having it close-by is -necessary to meaningfully follow this document. +original description in {\WM}. Therefore familiarity with the original paper is +assumed, and, for some sections, having it close-by is necessary to +meaningfully follow this document. In this paper we describe {\WM} in a detail that is more useful for algorithm: each section will be expanded, with more elaborate and exact illustrations for