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We investigate automated interpretation of human-generated place descriptions. This paper presents work in progress towards a computational model that can represent spatial knowledge occurring in place descriptions and fosters efficient querying of a spatial database. In this paper we analyse how context information shapes the meaning of a place description and we outline a computational model to represent vague spatial knowledge and context occurring in human-generated place descriptions.
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LP stands for Linear Programming, a system of linear inequalities.
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This work is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in context of the priority program 1894 “Volunteered Geographic Information”. Financial support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Wolter, D., Yousaf, M. (2018). Context and Vagueness in Automated Interpretation of Place Description: A Computational Model. In: Fogliaroni, P., Ballatore, A., Clementini, E. (eds) Proceedings of Workshops and Posters at the 13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017). COSIT 2017. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63946-8_27
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