From ""Onto-GeoNoesis"" to ""Onto-Genesis"": The design of geographic ontologies

Tomai, E; Kavouras, M

dc.contributor.author	Tomai, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Kavouras, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:20:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:20:32Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	1384-6175	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15954
dc.subject	Axioms	en
dc.subject	Geographic ontologies	en
dc.subject	Ontology generation	en
dc.subject	Semantic properties	en
dc.subject	Semantic relations	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Information Systems	en
dc.subject.classification	Geography, Physical	en
dc.subject.other	Data reduction	en
dc.subject.other	Problem solving	en
dc.subject.other	Semantics	en
dc.subject.other	Geographic ontologies	en
dc.subject.other	Geographic information systems	en
dc.subject.other	GIS	en
dc.title	From ""Onto-GeoNoesis"" to ""Onto-Genesis"": The design of geographic ontologies	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1023/B:GEIN.0000034822.47211.4a	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:GEIN.0000034822.47211.4a	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	An important issue in geographic ontological research is the ability to design new ontologies. In this context, we first explore the desiderata of domain ontologies in terms of their constituting elements: i.e., the lexicon, concepts, relations, and axioms. Furthermore, we touch upon several characteristics of geographic concepts, which have puzzled geographic information scientists, and present critical topics of geographic ontological research. Based on the previous aspects of the problem, and guided by prior work of analyzing existent geographic ontologies, we have identified their qualities and deficiencies with regard to completeness and adequacy. This ""meta-ontological"" approach has guided us in presenting herein, a framework for generating robust geographic ontologies, which will comply with the semantics of the concepts of the specific domain. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.	en
heal.publisher	KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL	en
heal.journalName	GeoInformatica	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1023/B:GEIN.0000034822.47211.4a	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000222638900004	en
dc.identifier.volume	8	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	285	en
dc.identifier.epage	302	en