METHODS FOR HANDLING IMPERFECT SPATIAL INFORMATION by Robert Jeansoulin (Editor), Odile Papini (Editor), Henri Prade (Editor) ( 9783642147548 )

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Title:

METHODS FOR HANDLING IMPERFECT SPATIAL INFORMATION

By:

Robert Jeansoulin (Editor), Odile Papini (Editor), Henri Prade (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

3642147542

ISBN 13:

9783642147548

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

4 October, 2010

Edition:

2011 ed.

Series:

Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 256

Pages:

380

Description:

This is the first review of spatial uncertainty that moves outside the arena of geographical information systems. It tackles the prediction and interpolation of spatial phenomena, as well as examining uncertainty from linguistic and spatial perspectives.

Synopsis:

Spatial information is pervaded by uncertainty. Indeed, geographical data is often obtained by an imperfect interpretation of remote sensing images, while people attach ill-defined or ambiguous labels to places and their properties. As another example, medical images are often the result of measurements by imprecise sensors (e.g. MRI scans). Moreover, by processing spatial information in real-world applications, additional uncertainty is introduced, e.g. due to the use of interpolation/extrapolation techniques or to conflicts that are detected in an information fusion step. To the best of our knowledge, this book presents the first overview of spatial uncertainty which goes beyond the setting of geographical information systems. Uncertainty issues are especially addressed from a representation and reasoning point of view. In particular, the book consists of 14 chapters, which are clustered around three central topics. The first of these topics is about the uncertainty in meaning of linguistic descriptions of spatial scenes. Second, the issue of reasoning about spatial relations and dealing with inconsistency in information merging is studied. Finally, interpolation and prediction of spatial phenomena are investigated, both at the methodological level and from an application-oriented perspective. The concept of uncertainty by itself is understood in a broad sense, including both quantitative and more qualitative approaches, dealing with variability, epistemic uncertainty, as well as with vagueness of terms.

Illustrations:

55 Illustrations, color; 68 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 380 p. 123

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Returns:

Returnable

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