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Minimum Bounding Rectangle

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Encyclopedia of GIS

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MBR; MOBR; Minimum orthogonal bounding rectangle

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A minimum bounding rectangle is used to approximate a more complex shape. It is a rectangle whose sides are parallel to the x and y axises and minimally enclose the more complex shape.

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  1. Shekhar, S., Chawla, S.: Spatial Databases, A Tour, Pearson Education, Inc., New Jersey, USA (2003) ISBN 0-13-017480-7

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Jordan Wood

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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Wood, J. (2008). Minimum Bounding Rectangle. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_783

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