Overview
- Presents philosophical introductions to geo-ontologies
- Contains a long, detailed, and up-to-date list of contemporary geo-ontologies
- Includes the first taxonomy of geo-ontologies grounded on some fundamental geographical distinctions
- Is accessible for philosophers, computer scientists, digital humanists, and geographers who want to study this particular topic
- Represents a fundamental tool for everyone who wants to build a geo-ontology
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Geography (BRIEFSGEOGRAPHY)
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About this book
Placed at the intersection among philosophy, geography, and computer science, the domain of investigation of applied ontology of geography ranges from making explicit assumptions and commitments of geography as a discipline, to the theoretical and technical needs of geographical/IT tools, such as GIS and geo-ontologies. Such a domain of investigation represents the central topic of discussion of this book, which intends: 1) to provide an overview of the mutual interactions among the disciplines encompassed in the domain; 2) to discuss notions such as spatial representation, boundaries, and geographical entities that constitute the main focus of the (philosophical) ontology of geography; 3) to propose a geographical classification of geo-ontologies in response to their increasing diffusion within the contemporary debate, as well as to show what ontological categories best systematize their contents. The second edition of the book differs from the first one as it offers a broader analysis of the (philosophical) ontology of geography: an analysis that is no more limited to the theoretical need of geo-ontologies.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Among Computer Science, Philosophy, and Geography: An Ontological Investigation
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Systematizing the Geographical World
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The Philosophy of Geo-Ontologies
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Timothy Tambassi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Salerno and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Eastern Piedmont. His interests of research include Formal Ontology, Philosophy of Geography and Philosophy of Computer Science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Philosophy of Geo-Ontologies
Book Subtitle: Applied Ontology of Geography
Authors: Timothy Tambassi
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78145-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78144-6Published: 27 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-78145-3Published: 26 June 2021
Series ISSN: 2211-4165
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4173
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 128
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geography, general, Computer Applications, Regional/Spatial Science, Human Geography