Many challenges are associated with the integration of geographic information systems (GISs) with models in specific applications. One of them is adapting models to the environmen...
Successful information management implies the ability to design accurate representations of the real world of interest, in spite of the diversity of perceptions from the applicati...
The paper presentsa method for terminological reasoningabout spatial objects on the basis of a KL-ONE-like framework (LOOM). We apply this method to the domain of deductive geograp...
Abstract: In many geographical applications there is a need to model spatial phenomena not simply by sharp objects but rather through indeterminate or vague concepts. To support su...
The evolution of web services has facilitated the integration of business processes scattered across different geographical locations of the world. Along with the benefits that we...