Reasoning about Fuzzy Temporal and Spatial Information from the Web

by Steven Schockaert

This book comprehensively studies fuzzy temporal and spatial information starting from the basics on fuzzy set theory and temporal/spatial reasoning the development of a new model to represent fuzzy temporal/spatial information the study of efficient and complete reasoning algorithms and their application in an information retrieval context.This useful volume presents the first approach that goes beyond merely representing information by thoroughly addressing a variety of reasoning tasks. It also focuses on applications in the domain of information retrieval and demonstrating the practical importance of the proposed framework.

480 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2010