
Modular Ontologies for Spatial Information
Joana Hois(Author)
Logos Berlin (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
293 pages
978-3-8325-3501-8 (ISBN)
Description
Spatial information describes types, relations, and various different aspects of space. This PhD thesis investigates how modular ontologies can model spatial information. Particularly, different perspectives on space are analyzed. A perspectival framework for spatial ontology modules is presented that allows the integration and combination of different facets of spatial information.
This work discusses perspectives on space by distinguishing and categorizing quantitative, qualitative, abstract, domain-specific, and modal types of spatial information. Application examples are presented for spatial natural language interpretation, image recognition, and architectural design. The results are achieved by theoretical analyses of spatial domains as well as empirical and experimental findings from different disciplines related to the spatial domain. Technically, methods from formal ontology and ontological engineering are applied.
More details
Thesis
Doctoral thesis
2013
Universität Bremen
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-8325-3501-8 (9783832535018)
Schweitzer Classification