Abstract
We present a conceptual framework and computational mechanism to allow the interpretation of text phrases such as 'in southeastern Bahia' and 'in central Goiás' as spatial features in GIS context. The framework recognises different notions of centre, central sector and outer sector, from which a variety of interpretation models is derived.
We subsequently evaluate these models for the performance characteristics of precision and recall, against a digitised, natural history gazetteer for Brazil, and draw conclusions on the cognition of, and computation with directional part-whole relationships.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2012, 12th International Conference, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, June 18-21, 2012, Proceedings, Part II |
Editors | B. Murgante, ... [et al] |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 286-301 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-31074-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Event | 12th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2012 - Salvador de Bahia, Brazil Duration: 18 Jun 2012 → 21 Jun 2012 Conference number: 12 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 7334 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 12th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2012 |
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Abbreviated title | ICCSA |
Country/Territory | Brazil |
City | Salvador de Bahia |
Period | 18/06/12 → 21/06/12 |
Keywords
- METIS-293528
- IR-83285