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Spatial Information Theory: A Theoretical Basis for GIS

A Theoretical Basis for GIS. European Conference, COSIT'93, Marciana Marina, Elba Island, Italy, September 19-22, 1993. Proceedings

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 716)

Conference series link(s): COSIT: International Conference on Spatial Information Theory

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Table of contents (31 papers)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Maintaining qualitative spatial knowledge

    • Daniel Hernández
    Pages 36-53
  3. Qualitative triangulation for spatial reasoning

    • Gérard F. Ligozat
    Pages 54-68
  4. Map semantics

    • Ian Pratt
    Pages 77-91
  5. Development of a cartographic language

    • J. Raul Ramirez
    Pages 92-112
  6. Spatial queries and data models

    • Leila De Floriani, Paola Marzano, Enrico Puppo
    Pages 113-138
  7. Topological querying of multiple map layers

    • Sylvia de Hoop, Peter van Oosterom, Martien Molenaar
    Pages 139-157
  8. The cognitive structure of space: An analysis of temporal sequences

    • Stephen C. Hirtle, Thea Ghiselli-Crippa, Michael B. Spring
    Pages 177-189
  9. Hierarchies of space and time

    • P. A. Whigham
    Pages 190-201
  10. Interaction with GIS attribute data based on categorical coverages

    • Gary S. Volta, Max J. Egenhofer
    Pages 215-233
  11. Computing visibility maps on a digital terrain model

    • Leila De Floriani, Paola Magillo
    Pages 248-269
  12. Land, space and spatial planning in three time regions

    • Albert Z. Guttenberg
    Pages 284-293

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About this book

This volume collects the papers presented at the European Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT '93) held on the island of Elba, Italy, inSeptember 1993. Spatial information theory includes disciplinary topics and interdisciplinary issues dealing with the conceptualization and formalization of large-scale (geographic) space. It contributes towards a consistent theoretical basis for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Geographic information systems are widely used in administration,planning, and science in many different countries, and for a wide variety ofapplications. Research results which relevant for GIS are distributed between many disciplines and contacts between researchers have been limited. At the same time, the development of GIS has been hinderedby the lack of a sound theoretical base. This conference was intended to help remedies these problems.

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