A Common Framework for Visually Reconciling Geographic Data Semantics in Geospatial Data Mapping Portals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14701411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ola Ahlqvist (The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 140-151 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/carto.45.2.140 |
| OpenAlex | W2160699989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 43 |
By leveraging emerging Web 2.0 technologies and approaches, mapping portals have the potential to expand both the capabilities and the user base of geospatial mapping. Tools that address semantic interoperability are central to achieving this vision, and the most common models for category semantics offer largely compatible capabilities to produce various semantic relationship metrics. This article therefore looks beyond any particular model for semantic representation to propose the semantic relationship matrix as a common structure for designing visual displays for semantic evaluation. The matrix provides a structure for separating semantic analysis into three distinct evaluation types, each helping users understand various aspects of concept relationships and their meaning. This approach is illustrated in the context of landcover mapping and the US Geological Survey's National Map, but the author argues that the framework also generalizes to other mapping portals that seek to integrate many data themes and sources into one geovisual interface
Cartography · Context (archaeology · Data mapping · Data science · Database · Geography · Geospatial analysis · Information retrieval · Interface (matter · Interoperability · Linked Data · Representation (politics · Semantic analytics · Semantic computing · Semantic grid · Semantic integration · Semantic interoperability · Semantic mapping · Semantic Web · Semantics (computer science · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Data Management and Algorithms · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Semantic Web and Ontologies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |