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1992
ACM
15 years 9 months ago
The Geometry of Environmental Knowledge
Theoretical and empirical work on the geometry of environmental knowledge is discussed. Certain patterns of distanc.e and directional estimates collected from humans have been inte...
Daniel R. Montello
COSIT
2007
Springer
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A Uniform Handling of Different Landmark Types in Route Directions
Abstract. Landmarks are crucial for human wayfinding. Their integration in wayfinding assistance systems is essential for generating cognitively ergonomic route directions. I prese...
Kai-Florian Richter
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COSIT
2007
Springer
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Evaluation of a Semantic Similarity Measure for Natural Language Spatial Relations
Consistent and flawless communication between humans and machines is the precondition for a computer to process instructions correctly. While machines use well-defined languages an...
Angela Schwering
COSIT
2009
Springer
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Merging Qualitative Constraint Networks Defined on Different Qualitative Formalisms
Abstract. This paper addresses the problem of merging qualitative constraint networks (QCNs) defined on different qualitative formalisms. Our model is restricted to formalisms wher...
Jean-François Condotta, Souhila Kaci, Pierr...
GIS
1997
ACM
15 years 9 months ago
Speeding up Bulk-Loading of Quadtrees
Spatial indexes, such as the PMR quadtree, are important in spatial databases for efficient execution of queries involving spatial constraints, especially when the queries involve...
Gísli R. Hjaltason, Hanan Samet, Yoram J. S...