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Spatial-Scene Similarity Queries by Nedas, Konstantinos A, Egenhofer, Max J

“…Assessing spatial scenes for similarity is difficult from a cognitive and computational perspective. Solutions to spatial‐scene similarity assessments are…”
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Modeling Moving Objects over Multiple Granularities by Hornsby, Kathleen, Egenhofer, Max J

“…This paper introduces a framework for modeling the movement of objects or individuals over multiple granularities. Granularity refers to selecting the…”
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Query Processing in Spatial-Query-by-Sketch by EGENHOFER, MAX J.

“…Spatial-Query-by-Sketch is the design of a query language for geographic information systems. It allows a user to formulate a spatial query by drawing the…”
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Progressive transmission of vector map data over the World Wide web by BERTOLOTTO, Michela, EGENHOFER, Max J

“…Within distributed computing environments, access to very large geospatial datasets often suffers from slow or unreliable network connections. To allow users…”
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Visualization in an early stage of the problem-solving process in GIS by Blaser, Andreas D, Sester, Monika, Egenhofer, Max J

“…Methods of user–computer interaction have remained largely unchanged since the introduction of graphical user interfaces and their popularization by the Apple…”
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Algorithms for Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning by Papadias, Dimitris, Egenhofer, Max J

“…In several applications, there is the need to reason about spatial relations using multiple local frames of reference that are hierarchically organized. This…”
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Determining semantic similarity among entity classes from different ontologies by Rodriguez, M.A., Egenhofer, M.J.

“…Semantic similarity measures play an important role in information retrieval and information integration. Traditional approaches to modeling semantic…”
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Using Ontologies for Integrated Geographic Information Systems by Fonseca, Frederico T., Egenhofer, Max J., Agouris, Peggy, Câmara, Gilberto

“…Today, there is a huge amount of data gathered about the Earth, not only from new spatial information systems, but also from new and more sophisticated data…”
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Comparing geospatial entity classes: an asymmetric and context-dependent similarity measure by Andrea Rodríguez, M., Egenhofer, Max J.

“…Semantic similarity plays an important role in geographic information systems as it supports the identification of objects that are conceptually close, but not…”
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Beyond the digital Jordan curve: Unconstrained simple pixel-based raster relations by Dube, Matthew P., Egenhofer, Max J., Barrett, Jordan V., Simpson, Noah J.

“…Artificial intelligence and satellites have brought spatial-image interpretation to the forefront. Over the past two decades, the literature has provided three…”
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Identity-based change: a foundation for spatio-temporal knowledge representation by Hornsby, Kathleen, Egenhofer, Max J.

“…As efforts grow to develop spatio-temporal database systems and temporal geographical information systems that are capable of conveying how geographical…”
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The Arrow-Semantics Interpreter by Kurata, Yohei, Egenhofer, Max J.

“…People often sketch diagrams to facilitate their communication. If computers understood such diagrams, people could interact with information systems more…”
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Spatial SQL: a query and presentation language by Egenhofer, M.J.

“…Recently, attention has been focused on spatial databases, which combine conventional and spatially related data, such as geographic information systems,…”
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Temporal Relations of Intervals with a Gap by Egenhofer, M.J.

“…Forty-four relations are found between an interval and an interval with a gap ( r II g ), capturing semantics that are distinct from those of the sets of…”
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Consistent queries over cardinal directions across different levels of detail by Goyal, R.K., Egenhofer, M.J.

“…Current models for cardinal directions, such as north and northeast, are either point-based or region-based, but no models exist that apply equally,…”
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Human conceptions of spaces: Implications for GIS by FREUNDSCHUH, SCOTT M, EGENHOFER, MAX J

“…The way people conceptualize space is an important consideration for the design of GIS, because a better match with people's thinking is expected to lead to…”
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Introduction to the Varenius project by Goodchild, Michael F., Egenhofer, Max J., Kemp, Karen K., Mark, David M., Sheppard, Eric

“…This paper introduces a special issue of the journal on the subject of Project Varenius, a three-year effort funded by the US National Science Foundation to…”
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Progress in computational methods for representing geographical concepts by Egenhofer, Max J., Glasgow, Janice, Gunther, Oliver, Herring, John R., Peuquet, Donna J.

“…Over the past ten years, a subfield of GIScience has been recognized that addresses the linkage between human thought regarding geographical space, and the…”
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Editorial: "Consistency Revisited" by Egenhofer, Max J

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A model for exploring virtual reality environments by Campos, Jorge, Hornsby, Kathleen, Egenhofer, Max J.

“…In current dynamic data models for VR environments, the focus has been the graphical presentation of objects and an efficient running of animations. In such…”
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