@inproceedings{1ce68524eedc42068dfcfe7f9f9d6e84,
title = "Ontology-driven description of spatial data for their semantic processing",
abstract = "We use ontologies in this paper to search for alternative representations of geographic objects thus providing a description of these objects in cartographic vector maps. We define ontologies based on two types of concepts ({"}terminal{"} and {"}non-terminal{"}) and two kinds of relations ({"}has{"} and {"}is-a{"}). These are the basic elements used to describe a map. We also present a case study in which an ontology for topographic maps is created. Our approach is oriented towards solving heterogeneity and interoperability issues in GIS.",
author = "Miguel Torres and Rolando Quintero and Marco Moreno and Frederico Fonseca",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1007/11586180_18",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
isbn = "3540302883",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
pages = "242--249",
booktitle = "GeoSpatial Semantics - First International Conference, GeoS 2005, Proceedings",
note = "1st International Conference on GeoSpatial Semantics, GeoS 2005 ; Conference date: 29-11-2005 Through 30-11-2005",
}