| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 594 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Intelligent information systems ; v. 3
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Intelligent information systems ; v. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-591) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction. 1.1. Document retrieval. 1.2. Intelligent information access. 1.3. Recent trends. 1.4. The role of time and space. 1.5. Overview -- 2. Preliminaries from fuzzy set theory. 2.1. Vagueness. 2.2. Fuzzy logic connectives. 2.3. Fuzzy sets. 2.4. Fuzzy relations. 2.5. Criticism of fuzzy set theory -- 3. Relatedness of fuzzy sets. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Definition. 3.3. Properties. 3.4. Proof of the transitivity table -- 4. Representing fuzzy temporal information. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Temporal relations. 4.3. Definitions based on relatedness measures. 4.4. Properties. 4.5. Evaluating the fuzzy temporal relations -- 5. Reasoning about fuzzy temporal information. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Temporal reasoning. 5.3. Complete reasoning about fuzzy time spans. 5.4. Efficient reasoning about fuzzy time spans -- 6. Event-based information retrieval. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Temporal information extraction. 6.3. Extracting time spans. 6.4. Extracting qualitative relations. 6.5. Fuzzy temporal reasoning. 6.6. Experimental results -- 7. Representing fuzzy spatial information. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Spatial relations. 7.3. Definitions based on relatedness measures. 7.4. Fuzzifying the RCC. 7.5. Interpretation of fuzzy RCC relations -- 8. Reasoning about fuzzy spatial information. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Spatial reasoning. 8.3. Satisfiability of fuzzy topological information. 8.4. Properties -- 9. Geographic information retrieval. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Acquisition of geographical knowledge. 9.3. Location approximation and local search. 9.4. Establishing fuzzy footprints. 9.5. Modelling the neighbourhoods of Cardiff : A case study -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
This book comprehensively studies fuzzy temporal and spatial information, starting from the basics on fuzzy set theory and temporal/spatial reasoning, the development of a new model to represent fuzzy temporal/spatial information, the study of efficient and complete reasoning algorithms, and their application in an information retrieval context. This useful volume presents the first approach that goes beyond merely representing information, by thoroughly addressing a variety of reasoning tasks. It also focuses on applications in the domain of information retrieval and demonstrating the practical importance of the proposed framework. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fuzzy sets.
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Fuzzy sets. |
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Spatial systems.
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Spatial systems. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cock, Martine de.
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Kerre, Etienne E.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schockaert, Steven. Reasoning about fuzzy temporal and spatial information from the Web. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, 2011 9789814307895 (OCoLC)587219911 |
| ISBN |
9789814307901 (electronic book) |
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9814307904 (electronic book) |
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9789814307895 |
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9814307890 |
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