@inproceedings{7c6d12834fdd4399853b34ebecc8c4f1,
title = "What{\textquoteright}s in an image",
abstract = "This paper discusses the ontological status of remote sensing images, from a GIScience perspective. We argue that images have a dual nature{\textemdash}they are fields at the measurement level and fiat objects at the classification level{\textemdash}and that images have an ontological description of their own, distinct and independent from the domain ontology a domain scientist uses. This paper proposes a multi-level ontology for images, combining both field and object approaches and distinguishing between image and user ontologies. The framework developed contributes to the design of a new generation of integrated GISs, since two key benefits are achieved: (1) the support for multiple perspectives for the same image and (2) an emphasis on using images for the detection of spatial-temporal configurations of geographic phenomena.",
author = "Gilberto C{\^a}mara and Egenhofer, \{Max J.\} and Frederico Fonseca and Monteiro, \{Ant{\^o}nio Miguel Vieira\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001.; 5th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2001 ; Conference date: 19-09-2001 Through 23-09-2001",
year = "2001",
doi = "10.1007/3-540-45424-1\_32",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "474--488",
editor = "Montello, \{Daniel R.\}",
booktitle = "Spatial Information Theory",
address = "Germany",
}