Integrative representation and inference of qualitative locations about points,lines, and polygons

Qualitative knowledge representation of spatial locations and relations is popular in many text-based media, for example, postings on social networks, news reports, and encyclopedia, as representing qualitative spatial locations is indispensable to infer spatial knowledge from them. However, an integrative model capable of handling direction-based locations of various spatial objects is missing. This study presents an integrative representation and inference framework about direction-based qualitative locations for points, lines, and polygons. In the framework, direction partitions of different types of reference objects are first unified to create a partition consisting of cells, segments, and corners. They serve as a frame of reference to locate spatial objects (e.g., points, lines, and polygons). Qualitative relations are then defined to relate spatial objects to the elements in a cell partition, and to form the model of qualitative locations. Last, based on the integrative representation, location-based reasoning mechanism is presented to derive topological relations between objects from their locations, such as point–point, line–line, point–line, point–polygon, line–polygon, and polygon–polygon relations. The presented model can locate any type of spatial objects in a frame of reference composed of points, lines, and polygons, and derive topological relations between any pairs of objects from the locations in a unified method.     

Closure relations for mobile bed debris flows in a wide range of slopes and concentrations

Debris flows are flows of water and sediment driven by gravity that initiate in the upper part of a stream, where the slope is very steep, allowing high values of solid concentration (hyperconcentrated flows), and that stop in the lower part of the basin, which is characterized by much lower slopes and reduced speeds and concentrations. Modelling these flows requires mathematical and numerical tools capable of simulating the behavior of a fluid in a wide range of concentrations of the solid phase, spanning from hyperconcentrated flows to flows in the fluvial regime. According to a two-phase approach, the depth integrated equations of mass and momentum conservation for water and sediments, under the shallow water hypothesis, are employed to solve field problems related to debris flows. These equations require suitable closure relations that in this case should be valid in a very wide range of slopes. In the hypothesis of absence of cohesive material, we derived these closure relations properly combining the relative relations valid separately in the fluvial and in the hyperconcentrated regimes. In the intermediate regime, the shear stress is due to the combined effect of the deformation of the liquid phase (grain roughness turbulence) and of inter-particle collisions. Therefore, an approach based on the sum of the effects of the two causes has been proposed, combining the Darcy–Weisbach equation and the Bagnoldian grain-inertia theory.A similar treatment has been made for the transport capacity relations, combing the Bagnold expression of the collisional regime with a transport capacity monomial formula valid in the fluvial regime.The closure relations are expressed in non-dimensional form as a function of the Froude number, of the solid concentration, of the relative submergence, and of the slope.In order to test the closure relation, a set of experiments with mixtures of non-cohesive sediments and water have been carried out in a laboratory flume under steady uniform flow conditions, with different solid and liquid discharges and different grain size distributions. The closure equations are satisfactorily tested against experimental investigation.     

Perceptions of water in a changing hydrological and ecological context: the case of the Logone flood plains in Cameroon

We look at the beliefs of the population in North Cameroon concerning water, fish and water spirits in the context of the construction of a dam (1979) and of a flood embankment for a rice irrigation scheme financed by the World Bank. These operations caused a drought that had severe effects on the environment and the inhabitants' economic activities. Acknowledging the new approaches within development and ecological development thinking, we emphasize that local people are part of their environment, and that the environment and people's use of the ecosystem ought to be regarded as a functional unit. Our main argument is that the success of environmental strategies requires that the unequal power relations between the different actors and agencies and the perceptions of policymakers and NGOs be analysed and examined regularly in the course of a project to test their aims and integrity. In addition, the positions of beings and cosmological entities, which in the eyes of the population are 'actors of power to be reckoned with', like the water spirit, should also be included. The hidden agendas of all actors can be as difficult as the water spirit ( Maama Waata ) itself, by which we mean that hidden agendas are equally a part of reality as is the water spirit, even if they are not visible at first.     

带多个空洞的面对象间拓扑关系的层次组合模型

空间拓扑关系描述是空间关系的主要内容,是与人类的认知概念一致的,在空间数据查询与挖掘等方面有重要应用。很多学者研究了不带空洞的面对象间的拓扑关系,但对于带空洞的面对象间的拓扑关系研究甚少。首先回顾了现有模型,并指出了各模型的优缺点,然后根据简单面对象的8种基本空间拓扑关系,对带多个空洞的面对象的拓扑关系进行了层次组合分析,提出了一种能描述带多个空洞的复杂面对象间的拓扑关系的层次组合模型。该模型能描述带多个空洞的复杂面对象间的所有拓扑关系,而且不因面对象中空洞的编号顺序不同导致模型所描述的结果不同,同时也弥补了4-4ID模型只能描述带一个空洞的面对象的不足。     

GIS面目标间拓扑关系的形式化模型

拓扑关系的描述和区分是建立在空间目标相互作用过程中目标集及其分量集合拓扑特性变化基础之上的.建立了GIS中拓扑关系形式化描述和区分的一种广义模型,并与已有的形式化模型进行了比较分析,结果发现现有的形式化方法和模型是广义模型的一些特例.在此基础上,进一步提出了面目标间拓扑关系形式化描述的基本模型,并根据定义的拓扑距离和拓扑复杂性概念,建立了一个新的拓扑关系概念邻域图.     

线与面的空间拓扑关系组合推理

在原先所提出的空间拓扑关系组合描述的基础上,进一步完善了利用基本空间拓扑关系进行组合推理的方法,并建立了推理表,详细绘制了线与面的所有空间拓扑关系图。     

GIS中自然语言空间关系定义

针对现有空间关系描述方法的缺点,基于一种新的方向关系———细节方向关系,并结合外部方向关系、拓扑关系,研究了自然语言空间关系的定义和描述方法及其在空间数据库中的查询实现     

一种八邻域图像边界追踪改进算法

针对传统的边界追踪算法主要用来提取环形封闭边界的局限性,提出了基于八邻域目标边界追踪改进算法,着重解决了图像追踪过程中边界重叠部位的内外边界标定与"孤岛"处理。应用本文算法与摩尔邻域边界追踪算法分别对MPEG7-CE图形库中的4幅图像进行边界提取测试,结果表明改进算法提取结果正确。最后将本文算法应用于北极冰雪图像海冰边界提取,试验结果表明改进的算法可以有效提取大范围具有复杂拓扑关系的图像边界。     

一种利用FME及地块四至信息对界址线类别批量赋值的方法

在农村土地承包经营权确权登记过程中,需要利用已有的地块四至信息对界址线类别进行赋值,但大多数数据入库软件是通过人工判读界址线类别,然后手动输入到界址线属性表当中的,不仅工作量巨大,且不可避免会造成输入错误。本文利用FME WorkBench2015软件,首先提取了每宗地块的东、南、西、北4个方向的权属线,然后分析了权属线与地块界址线之间的空间拓扑关系,以便对界址线类别进行批量赋值;通过在实际生产项目中的应用,证明了本文所采用的方法是可行的、实用的、有效的。