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COSIT
2003
Springer
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Layers: A New Approach to Locating Objects in Space
Standard theories in mereotopology focus on relations of parthood and connection among spatial or spatio-temporal regions. Objects or processes which might be located in such regio...
Maureen Donnelly, Barry Smith
COSIT
2003
Springer
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Convexity in Discrete Space
This paper looks at axioms for convexity, and shows how they can be applied to discrete spaces. Two structures for a discrete geometry are considered: oriented matroids, and cell c...
Anthony J. Roy, John G. Stell
COSIT
2003
Springer
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Landscape Categories in Yindjibarndi: Ontology, Environment, and Language
This paper describes categories for landscape elements in the language of the Yindjibarndi people, a community of Indigenous Australians. Yindjibarndi terms for topographic featur...
David M. Mark, Andrew G. Turk
COSIT
2003
Springer
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Linearized Terrain: Languages for Silhouette Representations
The scope of this paper is a qualitative description of terrain features that can be characterized using the silhouette of a terrain. The silhouette is a profile of a landform seen...
Lars Kulik, Max J. Egenhofer
COSIT
2003
Springer
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"Simplest" Paths: Automated Route Selection for Navigation
Numerous cognitive studies have indicated that the form and complexity of route instructions may be as important to human navigators as the overall length of route. Most automated ...
Matt Duckham, Lars Kulik