TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating geographical information in the Linked Digital Earth
AU - Vilches-Blázquez, Luis M.
AU - Villazón-Terrazas, Boris
AU - Corcho, Oscar
AU - Gómez-Pérez, Asunción
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - Many progresses have been made since the Digital Earth notion was envisioned thirteen years ago. However, the mechanism for integrating geographic information into the Digital Earth is still quite limited. In this context, we have developed a process to generate, integrate and publish geospatial Linked Data from several Spanish National data-sets. These data-sets are related to four Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) themes, specifically with Administrative units, Hydrography, Statistical units, and Meteorology. Our main goal is to combine different sources (heterogeneous, multidisciplinary, multitemporal, multiresolution, and multilingual) using Linked Data principles. This goal allows the overcoming of current problems of information integration and driving geographical information toward the next decade scenario, that is, 'Linked Digital Earth.'.
AB - Many progresses have been made since the Digital Earth notion was envisioned thirteen years ago. However, the mechanism for integrating geographic information into the Digital Earth is still quite limited. In this context, we have developed a process to generate, integrate and publish geospatial Linked Data from several Spanish National data-sets. These data-sets are related to four Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) themes, specifically with Administrative units, Hydrography, Statistical units, and Meteorology. Our main goal is to combine different sources (heterogeneous, multidisciplinary, multitemporal, multiresolution, and multilingual) using Linked Data principles. This goal allows the overcoming of current problems of information integration and driving geographical information toward the next decade scenario, that is, 'Linked Digital Earth.'.
KW - Digital Earth
KW - Linked Data
KW - geographical information
KW - integration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84902995873&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17538947.2013.783127
DO - 10.1080/17538947.2013.783127
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1753-8947
VL - 7
SP - 554
EP - 575
JO - International Journal of Digital Earth
JF - International Journal of Digital Earth
IS - 7
ER -