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A future hardware system designed to support an interactive geographic database is outlined. The basic system is intended for domestic and educational use and extensions of the system are foreseen as serving a wide variety of professional users. The main physical and functional parameters of the system are presented. Possible problems are indicated and development goals are suggested. The aim of the paper is to initiate a detailed and informed discussion about how such a system may be developed.
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Ross, J.A. The Globall Hyperatlas: a development proposal. The Visual Computer 8, 1–7 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01900841
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01900841