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A Function-based model of Place

Year: 2016

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: People assign context to space by defining places.Formalizing place enables digital systems to provide a human-centred representation of the geographical world.In this paper we propose a multi-dimensional definition of place including spatial properties, composition and functionality.These dimensions define place as a set of functions, which entail a spatial structure expressed in patterns of spatial descriptions.Relying on this model, it is possible to define places as space infused with functional context by converting geometries to interrelated components that support certain functions.

Source: International Conference on GIScience Short Paper Proceedings

DOI: 10.21433/b3119z90g3zd

Authors: Emmanuel Papadakis, Bernd Resch, Thomas Blaschke

Institution: University of Salzburg

Language: English

Topic: Geographic Information Systems Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Austrian Science Fund

Award: G669921295