Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules

Sotirios Batsakis; Grigoris Antoniou; Ilias Tachmazidis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10518-5_10

Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules

Sotirios Batsakis, Grigoris Antoniou, Ilias Tachmazidis

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Abstract

Representation of spatial information for the Semantic Web often involves qualitative defined information (i.e., information described using natural language terms such as "Left"), since precise arithmetic descriptions using coordinates and angles are not always available. A basic aspect of spatial information is directional relations, thus embedding directional spatial relations into ontologies along with their semantics and reasoning rules is an important practical issue. This work proposes a new representation for directional spatial information in ontologies by means of OWL properties and reasoning rules in SWRL embedded into the ontology. The proposed representation is based on the combination of object orientations (e.g., same direction or opposite) and cone shaped directional relations of positions using an egocentric reference (e.g., left or right of an object). The proposed representation is to the best of our knowledge a novel one, and in this work, the proposed representation is analysed, implemented and evaluated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	123-134
Number of pages	12
Volume	312
ISBN (Print)	9783319105178
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10518-5_10
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events - Ohrid, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Duration: 7 Sep 2014 → 10 Sep 2014 Conference number: 18

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Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	312
ISSN (Print)	21945357

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Conference	18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events
Abbreviated title	ADBIS 2014
Country/Territory	Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
City	Ohrid
Period	7/09/14 → 10/09/14

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Batsakis, S., Antoniou, G., & Tachmazidis, I. (2015). Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules. In New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II (Vol. 312, pp. 123-134). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 312). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10518-5_10

Batsakis, Sotirios ; Antoniou, Grigoris ; Tachmazidis, Ilias. / Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules. New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II. Vol. 312 Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 123-134 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Batsakis, S, Antoniou, G & Tachmazidis, I 2015, Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules. in New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II. vol. 312, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 312, Springer Verlag, pp. 123-134, 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, Ohrid, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, 7/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10518-5_10

Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules. / Batsakis, Sotirios; Antoniou, Grigoris; Tachmazidis, Ilias.

New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II. Vol. 312 Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 123-134 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 312).

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Batsakis S, Antoniou G, Tachmazidis I. Reasoning over Spatial Orientation Relations Using Rules. In New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II. Vol. 312. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 123-134. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-10518-5_10

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