Mental Representation and Processing of Geographic Knowledge A Computational Approach /

• Main Author: Barkowsky, Thomas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2541
• Subjects: Application software.; Geographical information systems.; Cognitive psychology.; Artificial intelligence.; Earth sciences.; Computer science.; Computer Applications.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Cognitive Psychology.; Artificial Intelligence.; Earth Sciences, general.; Computer Science, general.

In cognitive science, mental representations of spatial knowledge are metaphorically referred to as cognitive maps. However, investigations in cognitive psychology reveal that the cognitive map metaphor is inadequate and that more suitable conceptions of human spatial knowledge processing are needed...

Table of Contents:

• State of the Art
• MIRAGE - Developing the Model
• Visual Mental Image Construction in Detail
• MIRAGE Implementation
• Conclusion and Outlook.