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T1 Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning theory and GIS technology applied to the automated delineation of administrative boundaries
A1 Escobar Martínez, Francisco Javier
A1 Eagleson, S.
A1 Williamson, Ian
K1 Geographical information system
K1 Spatial data infrastructure
K1 Administrative boundaries
K1 Hierarchical spatial reasoning (HSR)
K1 Geografía
K1 Geography
AB Throughout history, humankind has segmented and delineated the geographic environmentin various ways to support administrative, political and economic activities. To date, the majority of spatial boundaries have been constructed in an uncoordinated manner with individual organisations generating individual boundaries to meet their own specific needs. As a result of this lack of coordination, there is a fragmentation of information over a series of boundary units, which not only limits the potential uses for data collected, but also the scope of analysis possible between boundary layers. The proposed solution outlined in this research involves the reorganisation of the spatial environment based on Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning (HSR) and the application of a GIS-based algorithm for the automated delineation of boundaries. By using this approach, it is expected that administrative boundaries can be formed through the aggregation of smaller units. This proposed system is focussed towards facilitating rapid and efficient cross analysis of data sets.
YR 2002
FD 2002
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/6827
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/6827
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 18-abr-2024