Interpretative and constructive
processes in spatially organized knowledge structures
Christian Freksa, Thomas Barkowsky, Alexander Klippel
University of Bremen , Department for Informatics
Duration: 1996 - 2002
Project homepage:
http://www.cosy.informatik.uni-bremen.de/research/spp-projects/karten.html
The project investigates
geographic maps and map-like depictions as knowledge representation structures
which combine spatial and symbolic knowledge in a joint representation
medium. Of particular interest are representations which focus on specific
aspects of the spatial environment they represent. The construction and
interpretation of these structures is analyzed and modeled under an interdisciplinary
perspective. From a cognitive science point of view, examining maps is
interesting as this may help to improve the understanding of mental spatial
knowledge processing; this, in turn, may lead to cognitively more adequate
presentations of spatial information. The project deals with schematic
maps (e.g. public transportation network maps) to examine how these maps
represent spatial knowledge and how they are used and misused for spatial
information purposes. Moreover, automatic schematization methods for map-like
representations are developed. An artificial intelligence architecture
for representing and processing spatial knowledge has been designed and
implemented. The project's results are applied in using schematic spatial
representations for the communication with autonomous robots and in designing
cognitively adequate you-are-here maps for human orientation purposes.
Approaches:
modeling, implementation
Areas of Research:
artificial intelligence; cognitive science
Topics:
qualitative
knowledge; vagueness; spatial reasoning/inference; cognitive maps; geographic
maps; navigation; context
Publications of project cooperations:
M
- MeMoSpace
Q
- Spatial Inference
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