Mental Representation and Processing of Geographic Knowledge

Thomas Barkowsky

186 pages, parution le 18/02/2003

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Résumé

In cognitive science, mental representations of spatial knowledge are metaphorically referred to as cognitive maps. However, investigations in cognitive psychology reveal that the cognitive map metaphor is inadequate and that more suitable conceptions of human spatial knowledge processing are needed.

This book addresses mental processing of knowledge about geographic space from an AI point of view by presenting an experimental computational modeling approach. Results about human memory and visual mental imagery from cognitive psychology are combined with AI techniques of spatial and diagrammatic knowledge processing. The author develops the diagrammatic reasoning architecture MIRAGE as a comprehensive conception of human geographic knowledge processing.

Contents

1 Introduction

Mental Processing of Geographic Knowledge
Theses and Assumptions
Research Questions and Goals
Approach: Experimental Computational Modeling

2 State of the Art

Spatial Knowledge Conceptions: Cognitive Maps and Other Metaphors
Human Memory
Mental Imagery
Spatial Reasoning
Diagrammatic Reasoning
Summary

3 MIRAGE - Developing the Model

Characteristics of the Model
MIRAGE - Outline of the Model
Types of Entities and Spatial Relations in MIRAGE
Subsystems, Structures, and Processes

4 Visual Mental Image Construction in Detail

A More Demanding Scenario
Diagrammatic Representations of Lean Knowledge
Consequences for Image Construction
Image Revision Strategies in MIRAGE
Summary

5 MIRAGE Implementation

Computational Tools for Modeling: SIMSIS
Realization of the Model
Operation and Behavior of MIRAGE

6 Conclusion and Outlook

Summary
Results and Discussion
Future Work

L'auteur - Thomas Barkowsky

University of Bremen, Germany

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Thomas Barkowsky
Parution	18/02/2003
Nb. de pages	186
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	295g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540002161