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The basic formal ontology as a reference framework for modeling the evolution of administrative units / Felix Gantner in Transactions in GIS, vol 17 n° 2 (April 2013)  

Public [article]  inTransactions in GIS > vol 17 n° 2 (April 2013) . - pp 206 - 226 Titre : The basic formal ontology as a reference framework for modeling the evolution of administrative units Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Felix Gantner, Auteur ; Bettina Waldvogel, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2013 Article en page(s) : pp 206 - 226 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géomatique [Termes IGN] division administrative [Termes IGN] données spatiotemporelles [Termes IGN] gestion des connaissances (organisation) [Termes IGN] ontologie [Termes IGN] Suisse Résumé : (Auteur) In information systems, ontologies promise advantages such as enhanced interoperability, knowledge sharing, and integration of data sources. In this article, we show that the upper ontology Basic Formal Ontology can facilitate the modeling of an evolution of administrative units. This is demonstrated by creating a spatiotemporal ontology for the administrative units of Switzerland. The ontology tackles the problem that the geometric data is typically captured by taking snapshots at regular intervals while the thematic data is continually updated. The ontology presented merges time-stamped geometries with a formally described history of administrative units, allowing for complex spatiotemporal queries neither standard approach would support. The resulting populated knowledge base was evaluated against a set of spatiotemporal test queries. The evaluation showed that this knowledge base supports a wide range of queries on the evolution of the administrative units of Switzerland between 1960 and 2010. Numéro de notice : A2013-171 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2012.01356.x Date de publication en ligne : 06/11/2012 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9671.2012.01356.x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32309 [article]