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A description and discussion of the basis for coupling knowledge-based systems and Geographic Information Systems is presented using a process-based model of vegetation change as an example. A frame structure is used for the representation of knowledge and attributes of spatial data, including measures of uncertainty in the data and results. In this prototype we include representation of the other expert routines, their goals and pre-requisites, within a frame structure and the KBS has the potential to call on other aspects of knowledge and expertise.
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Miller, D.R. (1994). Knowledge-based systems coupled with geographic information systems. In: Nievergelt, J., Roos, T., Schek, HJ., Widmayer, P. (eds) IGIS '94: Geographic Information Systems. IGIS 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 884. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58795-0_43
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