Mental Representation and Processing of Geographic Knowledge [electronic resource] : A Computational Approach /
Barkowsky, Thomas.author.(orcid)0000-0002-3961-2595https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3961-2595aut
In cognitive science, mental representations of spatial knowledge are metaphorically referred to as cognitive maps. However, investigations in cognitive psychology reveal that the cognitive map metaphor is inadequate and that more suitable conceptions of human spatial knowledge processing are needed. This book addresses mental processing of knowledge about geographic space from an AI point of view by presenting an experimental computational modeling approach. Results about human memory and visual mental imagery from cognitive psychology are combined with AI techniques of spatial and diagrammatic knowledge processing. The author develops the diagrammatic reasoning architecture MIRAGE as a comprehensive conception of human geographic knowledge processing.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State of the Art -- MIRAGE - Developing the Model -- Visual Mental Image Construction in Detail -- MIRAGE Implementation -- Conclusion and Outlook.
In cognitive science, mental representations of spatial knowledge are metaphorically referred to as cognitive maps. However, investigations in cognitive psychology reveal that the cognitive map metaphor is inadequate and that more suitable conceptions of human spatial knowledge processing are needed. This book addresses mental processing of knowledge about geographic space from an AI point of view by presenting an experimental computational modeling approach. Results about human memory and visual mental imagery from cognitive psychology are combined with AI techniques of spatial and diagrammatic knowledge processing. The author develops the diagrammatic reasoning architecture MIRAGE as a comprehensive conception of human geographic knowledge processing.
Application software.
Geographical information systems.
Cognitive psychology.
Artificial intelligence.
Earth sciences.
Computer science.
Computer Applications.
Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.
Cognitive Psychology.
Artificial Intelligence.
Earth Sciences, general.
Computer Science, general.