Spatial Cognition II Integrating Abstract Theories, Empirical Studie
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science Edited by G. Goos, J. Hartmanis and J. van Leeuwen
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Christian Freksa Wilfried Brauer Christopher Habel Karl F. Wender (Eds.)
Spatial Cognition II Integrating Abstract Theories, Empirical Studies, Formal Methods, and Practical Applications
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Series Editors Jaime G. Carbonell,Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA J¨org Siekmann, University of Saarland, Saarbr¨ucken, Germany
Volume Editors Christian Freksa Christopher Habel Universit¨at Hamburg, Fachbereich Informatik Vogt-K¨olln-Str. 30, 22527 Hamburg, Germany E-mail:{freksa/habel}@informatik.uni-hamburg.de Wilfried Brauer Technische Universit¨at M¨unchen, Fakult¨at f¨ur Informatik 80290 M¨unchen, Germany E-mail: [email protected] Karl F. Wender Universit¨at Trier, FB 1 - Psychologie, 54286 Trier, Germany E-mail: [email protected]
Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Spatial cognition / Christian Freksa . . . (ed.). - Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Barcelona ; Hong Kong ; London ; Milan ; Paris ; Singapore ; Tokyo : Springer 2. Integrating abstract theories, empirical studies, formal methods, and practical applications. - 2000 (Lecture notes in computer science ; 1849 : Lecture notes in artificial intelligence) ISBN 3-540-67584-1 CR Subject Classification (1998): I.2.4, I.2, J.2, J.4, E.1, I.3, I.7 ISBN 3-540-67584-1 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer-Verlag is a company in the BertelsmannSpringer publishing group. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000 Printed in Germany Typesetting: Camera-ready by author, data conversion by DA-TeX Gerd Blumenstein Printed on acid-free paper SPIN 10722109 06/3142 543210
Preface Spatial cognition is concerned with the ways humans, animals, or machines think about real or abstract space and also with the ways spatial structures can be used for reasoning. Thus, space is considered both, as an object of cognition and as a means of cognition. Spatial cognition is an interdisciplinary research area involving approaches from artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, geography, mathematics, biology, design, theoretical computer science, architecture, and philosophy. Research on spatial cognition has progressed rapidly during the past few years. The disciplines contributing to the field have moved closer together a
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