Spatial Information Theory a Theoretical Basis for GIS

International Conference Cosit '97, Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania, USA, October 15-18, 1997.

By: Stephen C. Hirtle (Editor), Andrew U. Frank (Editor)

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT'97, held in Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania, USA, in October 1997. The 31 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from a total of 66 submissions. Also included are seven posters. The volume is divided into sections on representations of change, structuring of space, boundaries and gradations, topological models of space, formal models of space, cognitive aspects of spatial acquisition, novel use of spatial information, wayfinding and map interpretation, representations of spatial concepts, new approaches to spatial information.

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Continuous Change in Spatial Regions	p. 1
Qualitative Representation of Change	p. 15
Image-Schemata-Based Spatial Inferences: The Container-Surface Algebra	p. 35
A City Metaphor to Support Navigation in Complex Information Spaces	p. 53
Using Hierarchical Spatial Data Structures for Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning	p. 69
Structuring Space with Image Schemata: Wayfinding in Airports as a Case Study	p. 85
Fiat and Bona Fide Boundaries: Towards an Ontology of Spatially Extended Objects	p. 103
A Representation-Oriented Taxonomy of Gradation	p. 121
Classification as an Impediment to the Reliable and Valid Use of Spatial Information: A Disaggregate Approach	p. 137
What Maps Mean to People: Denotation, Connotation, and Geographic Visualization in Land-Use Debates	p. 151
The Algebraic Structure of Sets of Regions	p. 163
Complex Regions in Topological Queries	p. 175
A Cognitive Assessment of Topological Spatial Relations: Results from an Empirical Investigation	p. 193
Voronoi Diagrams on Line Segments: Measurements for Contextual Generalization Purposes	p. 207
A Qualitative Coordinate Language of Location of Figures within the Ground	p. 223
Identification of Fuzzy Objects from Field Observation Data	p. 241
Long-Term Spatial Representations From Pictorial and Textual Input	p. 261
Feature Accumulation and Route Structuring in Distance Estimations - An Interdisciplinary Approach	p. 279
The Perception and Cognition of Environmental Distance: Direct Source of Information	p. 297
Improving Multi-Purpose GIS Design: Participative Design	p. 313
Self-Organization, Cities, Cognitive Maps and Information Systems	p. 329
Cognitive Requirements on Making and Interpreting Maps	p. 347
From Knowledge to Words to Wayfinding: Issues in the Production and Comprehension of Route Directions	p. 363
Spatial Representation for Pragmatic Navigation	p. 373
Partition and Conquer	p. 389
Supporting Emergence in Spatial Reasoning with Shape Algebras and Formal Logic	p. 409
Linear Constraints: Geometric Objects Represented by Inequalities	p. 429
An Event-Based Approach to Spatial Information	p. 441
Geocognostics - A New Framework for Spatial Information Theory	p. 455
Graphical Modelling for Geographical Explanation	p. 473
Experiments Using Context and Significance to Enhance the Reporting Capabilities of GIS	p. 485
Automatic Summarization of Radiographic Imagery	p. 497
An Automated System for Name Placement which Complies with Cartographic Quality Criteria: The Hydrographic Network	p. 499
Agent-Based Simulations of a City Dynamics in a GIS Environment	p. 501
A Logical Approach to Incorporating Qualitative Spatial Reasoning into GIS	p. 503
User Interaction in a Sketch-Based GIS User Interface	p. 505
Metrical Refinement of Topological Relations	p. 507
Approximation of Topological Relations Between Fuzzy Regions Satisfying a Linguistically Described Query	p. 509
Authors' Index	p. 511
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Spatial Information Theory a Theoretical Basis for GIS

International Conference Cosit '97, Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania, USA, October 15-18, 1997.

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