| | 1 | = The Sion Method = |
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| | 3 | The CREALP and the Swiss Geological Survey developed in close collaboration a geological data |
| | 4 | model and the related methodology and tools for implementing the maps sheets of the Swiss Geological |
| | 5 | Atlas in digital format using GIS. This new approach was tested and is being used within the framework |
| | 6 | of the edition of geological map of Sion (Valais). This method addresses a number of issues, as: |
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| | 8 | - GIS built in first, printed map as a derived product |
| | 9 | - Accurate and exhaustive description of geological data |
| | 10 | - Distribution of spatial features in different layers according to their geological significance. |
| | 11 | - Development of an efficient method for geometrical construction in order, for example, to solve problem related to superposition of objects dispatched in multiple layers. |
| | 12 | - Implementation of spatial and tabular models offering powerful capabilities of analysis (spatial and aspatial). |
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| | 14 | == Other informations == |
| | 15 | * [http://www.crealp.ch/images/files/dmdocuments/geo49_crealp_38-41.pdf French article] Published in the "Geomatique Expert" journal (2006) |
| | 16 | * [http://www.crealp.ch/fr/cartographie/methode-sion/index.html SION method] On-line description of the SION method (French) |
| | 17 | * [http://www.crealp.ch/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=105&Itemid=83&lang=fr English article] Abstract created for the 5th European Congress on Regional Geoscientific Cartography and Information System (2006) |
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