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Start date: 2000 × Type: Journal (Paginated) × Author: Duckham, Matt × Subject: qualitative spatial reasoning ×

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    An algebraic approach to automated information fusion
    DUCKHAM, MATT ; WORBOYS, MICHAEL (Taylor & Francis, 2005)
    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 is 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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    Commonsense notions of proximity and direction
    WORBOYS, MICHAEL ; DUCKHAM, MATT ; KULIK, LARS (Springer Verlag, 2004)
    It is desirable that formal theories of qualitative reasoning should be informed by the ways in which humans conceptualize the spaces in which they live. The work described in this paper uses data provided in experiments with human subjects to derive some regularities in such conceptualizations. The data concerns human conceptualization of proximity and direction within a university campus. The results are analyzed using several approaches. In particular, the relationship between geometric and human conceptual models of the space is explored; the structure and regularities of combinations of proximity and direction relations are examined; and the issue of granularity in vague spatial relations is considered. Overall, the results show that while individual differences between humans are important, there are striking regularities in the population’s notions of distance and direction in the space. The paper concentrates primarily on the formal foundations of commonsense notions of proximity and direction, but also identifies links to more applied domains, such as mobile and location-aware navigation systems.