Vagueness in Geographic Categories A Setback to Semantic Interoperability

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  • Eleni Tomai
  • Marinos Kavouras
چکیده

In semantic interoperability, the main issue is to develop semantic models of geographic data that will include definitions and vocabulary necessary for data integration. Geographic data must be organized in categorization schemata before it can be integrated, but those schemata, exhibit vagueness. Vagueness can be found in geographic categories not only in the cognitive aspect of prototypical ones but also when building categorization schemata of geographic objects or phenomena for a given task.

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تاریخ انتشار 2002