Max J. Egenhofer, Christian Freksa, Harvey J. Miller
This section gives a description of notions used throughout this study. Current achievements in developing action-centered ontologies are also discussed. 2.1 Ontologies In the context of information extraction and retrieval, different kinds of ontologies can be distinguished 15]: - Top-level ontologies describe very general concepts like space and time, not depending on a particular domain, - Domain ontologies and task ontologies describe the vocabulary related to a generic domain or kind of task, detailing the terms used in the top-level ontology, - Application ontologies describe the...
This section gives a description of notions used throughout this study. Current achievements in developing action-centered ontologies are also discuss...
Thomas J. Cova, Harvey J. Miller, Kate Beard, Andrew U. Frank, Michael Goodchild
The GIScience conference series was founded in 2000 with the goal of providing a forum for researchers interested in advancing the fundamental aspects of the prod- tion, dissemination, and use of geographic information. The conference is held bi- nually and attracts people from academia, industry, and government across a host of disciplines including cognitive science, computer science, engineering, geography, information science, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, social science, and stat- tics. Following a very successful conference in Munster, Germany in 2006, this year's conference was...
The GIScience conference series was founded in 2000 with the goal of providing a forum for researchers interested in advancing the fundamental aspects...
We are on the verge of what many are calling the "second information revolution," based on ubiquitous access to both computing and information. The technologies of instant access have potential to transform dramatically our lives. This book contains chapters by leading international experts. They discuss issues surrounding the impact of instant access on cities, daily lives, transportation, privacy, social and economic networks, community and education.
We are on the verge of what many are calling the "second information revolution," based on ubiquitous access to both computing and information. The...
