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COSIT
2001
Springer
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The Utility of Global Representations in a Cognitive Map
In this paper we propose the use of small global memory for a viewer’s immediate surroundings to assist in recognising places that have been visited previously. We call this glob...
Margaret E. Jefferies, Wai K. Yeap
COSIT
2001
Springer
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A Semantic Map as Basis for the Decision Process in the www Navigation
In the physical world, decision making in common navigation strategies is based on a mental map which includes a mental representation of geometric features such as distances and d...
Hartwig H. Hochmair, Andrew U. Frank
COSIT
2001
Springer
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What's in an Image?
This paper discusses the ontological status of remote sensing images, from a GIScience perspective. We argue that images have a dual nature—they are fields at the measurement lev...
Gilberto Câmara, Max J. Egenhofer, Frederico...
COSIT
2001
Springer
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A Geographer Looks at Spatial Information Theory
Geographic information is defined as a subset of spatial information, specific to the spatiotemporal frame of the Earth’s surface. Thus geographic information theory inherits the...
Michael F. Goodchild
COSIT
2001
Springer
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Spatial and Cognitive Simulation with Multi-agent Systems
The simulation of human behavior in space is an extremely interesting and powerful research method to advance our understanding of human spatial cognition and the interaction of hu...
Andrew U. Frank, Steffen Bittner, Martin Raubal