Ontologies for Geographic Information Integration
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چکیده
The opening of geographical information systems (GIS) and the interoperability between these systems demands new requirements for the description of the underlying data. The exchange of data between GIS systems is problematic and often fails due to confusion in the meaning of concepts. The term semantic translator, a translator between GIS systems and/or catalogue systems which gives the user the option to map data between the s stems is a current research topic. This paper proposes an overview of formal ontologies and how they can be used for geographical information integration. A description of an intelligent architecture for semantic-based information retrieval is introduced and shows how this approach can be used for general purposes. In conclusion we attempt to provide a roadmap for the use of ontologies for geographic information processing.
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