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Ontologies in Urban Development Projects (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Ontologies in Urban Development Projects (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing
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Ontologies are increasingly recognized as essential tools in
information science. Although the concepts are well understood
theoretically , the practical implementation of ontologies remains
challenging. In this book, researchers in computer science,
information systems, ontology engineering, urban planning and
design, civil and building engineering, and architecture present an
interdisciplinary study of ontology engineering and its application
in urban development projects. The first part of the book
introduces the general notion of ontology, describing variations in
abstraction level, coverage, and formality. It also discusses the
use of ontologies to achieve interoperability, and to represent
multiple points of view and multilingualism. This is illustrated
with examples from the urban domain. The second part is specific to
urban development. It covers spatial and geographical knowledge
representation, the creation of urban ontologies from various
knowledge sources, the interconnection of urban models and the
interaction between standards and domain models. The third part
presents case studies of the development of ontologies for urban
mobility, urban morphological processes, road systems, and cultural
heritage. Other cases report on the use of ontologies to solve
urban development problems, in construction business models,
building regulations and urban regeneration. It concludes with a
discussion of key challenges for the future deployment of
ontologies in this domain. This book bridges the gap between urban
practitioners and computer scientists. As the essence of most urban
projects lies in making connections between worldviews, ontology
development has an important role to play, in promoting
interoperability between data sources, both formal (urban
databases, Building Integrated Models, Geographical Information
Systems etc.) and less formal (thesauri, text records, web sources
etc.). This volume offers a comprehensive introduction to ontology
engineering for urban development. It is essential reading for
practitioners and ontology designers working in urban development.
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