Title: Dynamic multi-granularity semantic representations for navigation facility services

Authors: Géraldine Del Mondo; Michel Mainguenaud

Addresses: Institut National des Sciences Appliquees – Rouen/LITIS – EA4108, BP08 165 Avenue de l'Universite, F76801 Saint Etienne du Rouvray, France ' Institut National des Sciences Appliquees – Rouen/LITIS – EA4108, BP08 165 Avenue de l'Universite, F76801 Saint Etienne du Rouvray, France

Abstract: The main purpose of this article is to tackle the management of alphanumeric data provided to end users in navigation facility services. We propose, via a top down and interpreted approach, to define a data model. The aim is to take into account the spatial relevance of alphanumeric attributes using a logical spatial representation (not using a cartographical representation). Based on a conventional database model extended with links to model relationships between alphanumeric attributes and spatial semantics, this model provides the management of several levels of abstraction (granularity levels). We describe a data manipulation operator to zoom into a deeper abstraction level and we define rules to build the data model associated with the results of this operator.

Keywords: geographical information systems; GIS; spatial databases; navigation facilities; specialisation; multi-granularity; semantic representations; alphanumeric data management; data modelling; spatial semantics; data manipulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTMIS.2016.076760

International Journal of Spatial, Temporal and Multimedia Information Systems, 2016 Vol.1 No.1, pp.3 - 29

Received: 20 Jul 2013
Accepted: 18 Feb 2014
Published online: 01 Jun 2016 *