Modeling the Vagueness of Areal Geographic Objects: A Categorization System

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yu
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Yihong
dc.contributor.authorGao, Song
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-12T18:01:48Z
dc.date.available2021-07-12T18:01:48Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractModeling vague objects with indeterminate boundaries has drawn much attention in geographic information science. Because fields and objects are two perspectives in modeling geographic phenomena, this paper investigates the characteristics of vague regions from the perspective of the field/object dichotomy. Based on the assumption that a vague object can be viewed as the conceptualization of a field, we defined five categories of vague objects: direct field-cutting objects, focal operation-based field-cutting objects, element-clustering objects, object-referenced objects, and dynamic boundary objects. We then established a categorization system to formalize the semantic differences between vague objects using the fuzzy set theory. The proposed framework provides valuable input for the conceptualization, interpretation, and modeling of vague geographical objects.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent14 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationLiu, Y., Yuan, Y., & Gao, S. (2019). Modeling the vagueness of areal geographic objects: A categorization system. International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(7): 306.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi8070306
dc.identifier.issn2220-9964
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/13838
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.rights.holder© 2019 The Authors.
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Geo-Information, 2019, Vol. 8, No. 7, Article 306.
dc.subjectvague areal objects
dc.subjectfuzzy set
dc.subjectontology
dc.subjectcategorization system
dc.subjectGeography and Environmental Studies
dc.titleModeling the Vagueness of Areal Geographic Objects: A Categorization System
dc.typeArticle

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