Theories and methods of spatio-temporal reasoning in geographic space [electronic resource] / International Conference GIS--From Space to Territory: Theories and Methods of Spatio-Temporal Reasoning, Pisa, Italy, September 1992, proceedings ; A.U. Frank, I. Campari, U. Formentini (eds.)

This volume collects the papers presented at the first international conference dedicated to spatial and temporal reasoning in geographic space, entitled "GIS: from space to territory - theories and methods of spatio-temporal reasoning". Within the National Center for Geographic Informatio...

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Corporate Author: International Conference GIS--From Space to Territory: Theories and Methods of Spatio-Temporal Reasoning Pisa, Italy
Other Authors: Frank, Andrew U., Campari, I. (Irene), Formentini, U. (Ubaldo)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1992.
Series:Lecture notes in computer science ; 639.
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Table of Contents:
  • Do people understand spatial concepts: The case of first-order primitives
  • Temporal databases
  • People manipulate objects (but cultivate fields): Beyond the raster-vector debate in GIS
  • Time and space:An economic model
  • The changing language of and persisting patterns in the urban design of Edo/Tokyo
  • Toward a behavioral theory of regionalization
  • Descriptive modeling and prescriptive modeling in spatial data handling
  • The geometry of environmental knowledge
  • Spatial reasoning using symbolic arrays
  • Using orientation information for qualitative spatial reasoning
  • The observer's point of view: An extension of symbolic projections
  • Reasoning about gradual changes of topological relationships
  • The meaning of "neighbour"
  • A hierarchical triangle-based model for terrain description
  • A model for expressing topological integrity constraints in geographic databases
  • Encoding spatial information: The evidence for hierarchical processing
  • Is there a relationship between spatial cognition and environmental patterns?
  • Counter-intuitive geographic 'facts': Clues for spatial reasoning at geographic scales
  • Spatial-linguistic reasoning in LEI
  • User models and information theory in the design of a query interface for GIS
  • A conceptual model of wayfinding using multiple levels of abstraction
  • Towards acquiring spatio-temporal knowledge from sensor data
  • Automatically acquiring knowledge by digital maps in artificial intelligence planning techniques
  • Machine induction of geospatial knowledge
  • Treatment of qualitative geographic information in monitoring environmental pollution.