An algebraic approach to automated geospatial information fusion
Authors:
M. Duckham a;
M. Worboys b
| Affiliations: | a Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia |
| b NCGIA, Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/13658810500032339
Publication Frequency:
12 issues per year
Published in:
International Journal of Geographical Information Science,
Volume
19,
Issue
5
May
2005
, pages 537
- 557
Subjects:
Cartography;
Computer Science (General);
Earth Sciences;
Geographic Information Systems;
Location Based Services;
Navigation;
Systems & Computer Architecture of Databases;
Topography;
Transport Geography;
Number of References: 38
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Previously published as:
International journal of geographical information systems
(0269-3798,
1362-3087)
until 1996
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Abstract
This paper presents a new technique for information fusion. Unlike most previous work on information fusion, this paper explores the use of instance-level (extensional) information within the fusion process. This paper proposes an algorithm that can be used automatically to infer the schema-level structure necessary for information fusion from instance-level information. The approach is illustrated using the example of geospatial land-cover data. The method is then extended to operate under uncertainty, such as in cases where the data are inaccurate or imprecise. The paper describes the implementation of the fusion method within a software prototype. Finally, the paper discusses several key topics for future research, including applications of this work to spatial-data mining and the semantic web.
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| Keywords: Interoperability; Qualitative spatial reasoning; Geospatial ontology; Uncertainty; Knowledge representation |
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