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COSIT
2009
Springer
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Decentralized Time Geography for Ad-Hoc Collaborative Planning
For an autonomous physical agent, such as a moving robot or a person with their mobile device, performing a task in a spatio-temporal environment often requires interaction with ot...
Martin Raubal, Stephan Winter, Christopher Dorr
COSIT
2009
Springer
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The Role of Angularity in Route Choice
Abstract. The paths of 2425 individual motorcycle trips made in London were analyzed in order to uncover the route choice decisions made by drivers. The paths were derived from glo...
Alasdair Turner
COSIT
2009
Springer
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Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Visual Variables for Geographic Information Visualization
We propose an empirical, perception-based evaluation approach for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of longstanding cartographic design principles applied to 2D map displa...
Simone Garlandini, Sara Irina Fabrikant
COSIT
2009
Springer
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Spatio-terminological Inference for the Design of Ambient Environments
We present an approach to assist the smart environment design process by means of automated validation of work-in-progress designs. The approach facilitates validation of not only ...
Mehul Bhatt, Frank Dylla, Joana Hois
COSIT
2009
Springer
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Semi-automated Derivation of Conceptual Neighborhood Graphs of Topological Relations
Conceptual neighborhood graphs are similarity-based schemata of spatial/temporal relations. This paper proposes a semi-automated method for deriving a conceptual neighborhood graph...
Yohei Kurata
COSIT
2009
Springer
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Grounding Geographic Categories in the Meaningful Environment
Abstract. Ontologies are a common approach to improve semantic interoperability by explicitly specifying the vocabulary used by a particular information community. Complex expressi...
Simon Scheider, Krzysztof Janowicz, Werner Kuhn
COSIT
2009
Springer
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A Metric Conceptual Space Algebra
Abstract. The modeling of concepts from a cognitive perspective is important for designing spatial information systems that interoperate with human users. Concept representations t...
Benjamin Adams, Martin Raubal
COSIT
2009
Springer
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SeaTouch: A Haptic and Auditory Maritime Environment for Non Visual Cognitive Mapping of Blind Sailors
Abstract. Navigating consists of coordinating egocentric and allocentric spatial frames of reference. Virtual environments have afforded researchers in the spatial community with ...
Mathieu Simonnet, Dan Jacobson, Stephane Vieillede...