There currently exist many geographical databases that represent a same part of the world,
each with its own levels of detail and points of view. The use and management of these …

Ontologies are being developed in many geoscientific domains. They are typically
populated with two types of concepts: upper-level concepts that apply across many or all …

We present a knowledge-based approach to intelligent information integration based on a re-
classi cation of information entities in a new context. We identify the needs of approaches …

Semantic integration has gained considerable attention in geographic information system
(GIS) interoperability with the goal of conquering semantic heterogeneity. Over the past two …

Geospatial information (GI) constitutes a significant portion of available data and are a key
factor in planning and decision-making in a variety of domains, such as emergency …

This document discusses the various approaches to representing space that have been
taken in ontology and qualitative spatial representation and reasoning. The parameters …

The integration of multi-source spatial data is critical to the delivery of the objectives of
spatial services. The demand is also growing dramatically among decision-makers to utilise …

Elements that constitute the built environment are vast and so are the independent systems
developed to model its various aspects. Many of these systems have been developed under …

This paper suggest a number of ways that metadata for spatial data could be expanded and
activated to make it more user relevant. We review current metadata standards and …