Uncertainty of topological relations in GIS

Stephan Winter

doi:10.1117/12.182796

17 August 1994 Uncertainty of topological relations in GIS

Stephan Winter

Proceedings Volume 2357, ISPRS Commission III Symposium: Spatial Information from Digital Photogrammetry and Computer Vision; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.182796
Event: Spatial Information from Digital Photogrammetry and Computer Vision: ISPRS Commission III Symposium, 1994, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We present a concept for representing uncertain topological relations and their derivation from uncertain sets, useful for spatial and temporal reasoning in GIS. The concept is based on the notion of a stochastic boundary of a geometric set and on tests performed to decide the validity of relations between the sets. It uses the power-function to derive the probabilities of the found relations. The concept is applicable to all questions where uncertain geometric queries or analysis have to be performed.

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Stephan Winter "Uncertainty of topological relations in GIS", Proc. SPIE 2357, ISPRS Commission III Symposium: Spatial Information from Digital Photogrammetry and Computer Vision, (17 August 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.182796

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