Spatial Information Theory. Foundations of Geographic Information Science
Subtitle: International Conference, COSIT 2003, Ittingen, Switzerland, September 24-28, ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Contributors: Werner Kuhn (Editor); Michael F. Worboys (Editor); Sabine Timpf (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 5, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9783540201489
Subjects: Geographical information systems (GIS); Database Management - General; Computer Science; Computers; Travel - General; Atlases; Geographic information systems; Earth Sciences - Geology; General; Computers / Computer Science; Congresses
First sentence: In recent years, many researchers in geographical information (GI) science have recognised the importance of ontological concerns in their field of study, of giving a correct account of the types of entity or phenomenon that come under their purview, and the relationships and interactions between them.