Spatial Information Theory: A Theoretical Basis for GIS: A Theoretical Basis for GIS. European Conference, COSIT'93, Marciana Marina, Elba Island, Italy, September 19-22, 1993. Proceedings | SpringerLink
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Spatial Information Theory: A Theoretical Basis for GIS

A Theoretical Basis for GIS. European Conference, COSIT'93, Marciana Marina, Elba Island, Italy, September 19-22, 1993. Proceedings

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  1. Andrew U. Frank
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This volume collects the papers presented at the European Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT '93) held on the island of Elba, Italy, inSeptember 1993. Spatial information theory includes disciplinary topics and interdisciplinary issues dealing with the conceptualization and formalization of large-scale (geographic) space. It contributes towards a consistent theoretical basis for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Geographic information systems are widely used in administration,planning, and science in many different countries, and for a wide variety ofapplications. Research results which relevant for GIS are distributed between many disciplines and contacts between researchers have been limited. At the same time, the development of GIS has been hinderedby the lack of a sound theoretical base. This conference was intended to help remedies these problems.

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Table of contents (31 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. A cognitive model for the process of multimodal, incremental route descriptions

    • Wolfgang Maaß
    Pages 1-13

  3. Cognitive maps, cognitive collages, and spatial mental models

    • Barbara Tversky
    Pages 14-24

  4. A logical framework for reasoning about space

    • Laure Vieu
    Pages 25-35

  5. Maintaining qualitative spatial knowledge

    • Daniel Hernández
    Pages 36-53

  6. Qualitative triangulation for spatial reasoning

    • Gérard F. Ligozat
    Pages 54-68

  7. Enhancing qualitative spatial reasoning — Combining orientation and distance

    • Kai Zimmermann
    Pages 69-76

  8. Map semantics

    • Ian Pratt
    Pages 77-91

  9. Development of a cartographic language

    • J. Raul Ramirez
    Pages 92-112

  10. Spatial queries and data models

    • Leila De Floriani, Paola Marzano, Enrico Puppo
    Pages 113-138

  11. Topological querying of multiple map layers

    • Sylvia de Hoop, Peter van Oosterom, Martien Molenaar
    Pages 139-157

  12. Towards a conceptual data model for the analysis of spatio-temporal processes: the example of the search for optimal grazing strategies

    • Jean-Paul Cheylan, Sylvie Lardon
    Pages 158-176

  13. The cognitive structure of space: An analysis of temporal sequences

    • Stephen C. Hirtle, Thea Ghiselli-Crippa, Michael B. Spring
    Pages 177-189

  14. Hierarchies of space and time

    • P. A. Whigham
    Pages 190-201

  15. The voronoi model and cultural space: applications to the social sciences and humanities

    • Geoffrey Edwards
    Pages 202-214

  16. Interaction with GIS attribute data based on categorical coverages

    • Gary S. Volta, Max J. Egenhofer
    Pages 215-233

  17. The semantics of relations in 2D space using representative points: Spatial indexes

    • Dimitris Papadias, Timos Sellis
    Pages 234-247

  18. Computing visibility maps on a digital terrain model

    • Leila De Floriani, Paola Magillo
    Pages 248-269

  19. Toward a theoretical framework for geographic entity types

    • David M. Mark
    Pages 270-283

  20. Land, space and spatial planning in three time regions

    • Albert Z. Guttenberg
    Pages 284-293
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