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COSIT
2001
Springer
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Two Path Prepositions: Along and Past
Abstract. We present results from a series of experiments, where relevant factors for the use of path prepositions were examined. We were especially interested in the concepts behi...
Christian Kray, Jörg Baus, Hubert D. Zimmer, ...
COSIT
2001
Springer
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Spatial Reasoning: No Need for Visual Information
One of the central questions of spatial reasoning research is whether the underlying processes are inherently visual or spatial. The article reports a dual-task experiment that was...
Markus Knauff, Corinne Jola, Gerhard Strube
COSIT
2001
Springer
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Computational Structure in Three-Valued Nearness Relations
The development of cognitively plausible models of human spatial reasoning may ultimately result in computational systems that are better equipped to meet human needs. This paper e...
Matt Duckham, Michael F. Worboys
COSIT
2001
Springer
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Geographical Information Retrieval with Ontologies of Place
Geographical context is required of many information retrieval tasks in which the target of the search may be documents, images or records which are referenced to geographical spac...
Christopher B. Jones, Harith Alani, Douglas Tudhop...
COSIT
2001
Springer
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The Utility of Global Representations in a Cognitive Map
In this paper we propose the use of small global memory for a viewer’s immediate surroundings to assist in recognising places that have been visited previously. We call this glob...
Margaret E. Jefferies, Wai K. Yeap
COSIT
2001
Springer
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A Semantic Map as Basis for the Decision Process in the www Navigation
In the physical world, decision making in common navigation strategies is based on a mental map which includes a mental representation of geometric features such as distances and d...
Hartwig H. Hochmair, Andrew U. Frank
COSIT
2001
Springer
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What's in an Image?
This paper discusses the ontological status of remote sensing images, from a GIScience perspective. We argue that images have a dual nature—they are fields at the measurement lev...
Gilberto Câmara, Max J. Egenhofer, Frederico...
COSIT
2001
Springer
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A Geographer Looks at Spatial Information Theory
Geographic information is defined as a subset of spatial information, specific to the spatiotemporal frame of the Earth’s surface. Thus geographic information theory inherits the...
Michael F. Goodchild