TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kavouras, Marinos
AU  - Kokia, Margarita 
TI  - Theories of geographic concepts : : ontological approaches to semantic integration 
SN  - 9780849330896
U1  - 910.01 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - GIS
KW  - Geographical Information systems
KW  - Geographical perception
KW  - Ontology
N1  - Include bibliographical reference and index; Contents : Part 1. The context Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Geographic ontologies--Chapter 3. Semantic interoperability-- Part 2. Theoretical foundations Chapter 4. Ontologies -- Chapter 5. Concepts--Chapter 6. Semantics--Part 3. Formal approaches Chapter 7. Knowledge representation instruments --Chapter 8.  Formal concept analysis--Chapter 9. Conceptual graphs-- Chapter 10. Channel theory-- Chapter 11. Description logics --Chapter 12. Natural language and semantic information extraction -- Chapter 13. Similarity--Part 4. Ontology integration Chapter 14. Integration framework--Chapter 15. Integration approaches--Chapter 16. Integration guidelines-- Part 3. Post-Review  Chapter 17. Epilogue
N2  - Addresses theoretical, formal, and pragmatic issues of geographic knowledge representation and integration based on an ontological approach. This book sets the context by emphasizing the importance of philosophical, cognitive, and formal theories in preserving the semantics of geographic concepts during ontology development and integration
ER  -