Spatial strategies for parallel spatial modelling Export

@article{ding96, abstract = {To achieve high levels of performance in parallel geoprocessing, the underlying spatial structure and relations of spatial models must be accounted for and exploited during decomposition into parallel processes. Spatial models are classified from two perspectives, the domain of modelling and the scope of operations, and a framework of strategies is developed to guide the decomposition of models with different characteristics into parallel processes. Two models are decomposed using these strategies: hill-shading on digital elevation models and the construction of Delaunay Triangulations. Performance statistics are presented for implementations of these algorithms on a MIMD computer.}, author = {Ding, Yuemin and Densham, Paul J.}, citeulike-article-id = {6020220}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/026937996137792}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/tgisold/1996/00000010/00000006/art00002}, doi = {10.1080/026937996137792}, issn = {0269-3798}, journal = {Geographical Information Systems}, keywords = {geoprocessing, geospatial, partitioning}, month = {September}, pages = {669--698}, posted-at = {2009-10-28 15:49:55}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Taylor and Francis Ltd}, title = {Spatial strategies for parallel spatial modelling}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/026937996137792}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - ding96 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6020220 N2 - To achieve high levels of performance in parallel geoprocessing, the underlying spatial structure and relations of spatial models must be accounted for and exploited during decomposition into parallel processes. Spatial models are classified from two perspectives, the domain of modelling and the scope of operations, and a framework of strategies is developed to guide the decomposition of models with different characteristics into parallel processes. Two models are decomposed using these strategies: hill-shading on digital elevation models and the construction of Delaunay Triangulations. Performance statistics are presented for implementations of these algorithms on a MIMD computer. JF - Geographical Information Systems SN - 0269-3798 EP - 698 TI - Spatial strategies for parallel spatial modelling PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd SP - 669 KW - geoprocessing KW - geospatial KW - partitioning AU - Ding, Yuemin AU - Densham, Paul PY - 1996/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/026937996137792 ER -