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Recognizing Variable Environments

Author : Tiansi Dong
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642240577
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Recognizing Variable Environments written by Tiansi Dong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Normal adults do not have any difficulty in recognizing their homes. But can artificial systems do in the same way as humans? This book collects interdisciplinary evidences and presents an answer from the perspective of computing, namely, the theory of cognitive prism. To recognize an environment, an intelligent system only needs to classify objects, structures them based on the connection relation (not through measuring!), subjectively orders the objects, and compares with the target environment, whose knowledge is similarly structured. The intelligent system works, therefore, like a prism: when a beam of light (a scene) reaches (is perceived) to an optical prism (by an intelligent system), some light (objects) is reflected (are neglected), those passed through (the recognized objects) are distorted (are ordered differently). So comes the term 'cognitive prism'! Two fundamental propositions used in the theory can be informally stated as follow: an orientation relation is a kind of distance comparison relation -- you being in front of me means you being nearer to my face than to my other sides; a pair of objects being connected means any object, precisely the space occupied by the object, can be moved to a place where it connects with the pair.

Recognizing Variable Spatial Environments

Author : Tiansi Dong
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (179 download)

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Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences

Author : Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128156953
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences written by Hamid Reza Pourghasemi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences offers an integrated approach to spatial modelling using both GIS and R. Given the importance of Geographical Information Systems and geostatistics across a variety of applications in Earth and Environmental Science, a clear link between GIS and open source software is essential for the study of spatial objects or phenomena that occur in the real world and facilitate problem-solving. Organized into clear sections on applications and using case studies, the book helps researchers to more quickly understand GIS data and formulate more complex conclusions. The book is the first reference to provide methods and applications for combining the use of R and GIS in modeling spatial processes. It is an essential tool for students and researchers in earth and environmental science, especially those looking to better utilize GIS and spatial modeling. Offers a clear, interdisciplinary guide to serve researchers in a variety of fields, including hazards, land surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geophysics, geology, natural resources, environment and geography Provides an overview, methods and case studies for each application Expresses concepts and methods at an appropriate level for both students and new users to learn by example

Spatial Cognition IV, Reasoning, Action, Interaction

Author : C. Freksa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540250484
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Spatial Cognition IV, Reasoning, Action, Interaction written by C. Freksa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the International Conference on Spatial Cognition 2004 held in Fauenchiemsee, Germany in October 2004. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on route directions, wayfinding, and spatial behaviour; description of space, prepositions and reference; meta-models, diagrams, and maps; spatial-temporal representation and reasoning; and robot mapping and piloting.

Advances in Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing

Author : Yingxu Wang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642160824
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing by : Yingxu Wang

Download or read book Advances in Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing written by Yingxu Wang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-07 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive Informatics (CI) is the science of cognitive information processing and its applications in cognitive computing. CI is a transdisciplinary enquiry of computer science, information science, cognitive science, and intelligence science that investigates into the internal information processing mechanisms and processes of the brain. Advances and engineering applications of CI have led to the emergence of cognitive computing and the development of Cognitive Computers (CCs) that reason and learn. As initiated by Yingxu Wang and his colleagues, CC has emerged and developed based on the transdisciplinary research in CI, abstract intelligence (aI), and denotational mathematics after the inauguration of the series of IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics since 2002 at Univ. of Calgary, Stanford Univ., and Tsinghua Univ., etc. This volume in LNCS (subseries of Computational Intelligence), LNCI 323, edited by Y. Wang, D. Zhang, and W. Kinsner, presents the latest development in cognitive informatics and cognitive computing. The book focuses on the explanation of cognitive models of the brain, the layered reference model of the brain, the fundamental mechanisms of abstract intelligence, and the implementation of computational intelligence by autonomous inference and learning engines based on CCs.

Spatial Representation and Reasoning for Robot Mapping

Author : Diedrich Wolter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540690115
Total Pages : 199 pages
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Download or read book Spatial Representation and Reasoning for Robot Mapping written by Diedrich Wolter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-07-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates bene?ts of abstract and qualitative reasoning that have not received much attention in the context of autonomous robotics before. Bremen, Christian Freksa December 2007 Director of the SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition Preface This book addresses spatial representations and reasoning techniques for - bile robot mapping, providing an analysis of fundamental representations and processes involved. A spatial representation based on shape information is p- posed and shape analysis techniques are developed to tackle the correspondence problem in robot mapping. A general mathematical formulation is presented to provide the formal ground for an e?cient matching of con?gurations of objects. This book is a slightly revised version of my doctoral thesis submitted to the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Bremen, Germany. Manycontributeto the developmentofa dissertation,butsomeofthemstand out. Christian Freksa, I thank you for supporting and encouraging my work, for introducing me to interdisciplinary work, for giving me the freedom to develop this dissertation, and for providing an enjoyable atmosphere to work in. Longin Jan Latecki, thank you for countless in-depth discussions helping me to develop andtopositionmywork,forthefruitfulcollaboration,andformakingaresearch stay possible that has been very valuable to me. I thank the research groups in Bremen and Philadelphia for helpful discussions and feedback, in particular Jan Oliver Wallgrun. ̈ I also thank Kai-Florian Richter, Sven Bertel, and Lutz Frommberger for feedback on this work. Robert Ross, thank you for helping to proof-read this dissertation.

Spatial Cognition

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Recognizing Variable Environments

Author : Tiansi Dong
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642240585
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Recognizing Variable Environments written by Tiansi Dong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Normal adults do not have any difficulty in recognizing their homes. But can artificial systems do in the same way as humans? This book collects interdisciplinary evidences and presents an answer from the perspective of computing, namely, the theory of cognitive prism. To recognize an environment, an intelligent system only needs to classify objects, structures them based on the connection relation (not through measuring!), subjectively orders the objects, and compares with the target environment, whose knowledge is similarly structured. The intelligent system works, therefore, like a prism: when a beam of light (a scene) reaches (is perceived) to an optical prism (by an intelligent system), some light (objects) is reflected (are neglected), those passed through (the recognized objects) are distorted (are ordered differently). So comes the term 'cognitive prism'! Two fundamental propositions used in the theory can be informally stated as follow: an orientation relation is a kind of distance comparison relation -- you being in front of me means you being nearer to my face than to my other sides; a pair of objects being connected means any object, precisely the space occupied by the object, can be moved to a place where it connects with the pair.

General Technical Report NC.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Waste Management in Spatial Environments

Author : Alessio D'Amato
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134088558
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Waste Management in Spatial Environments written by Alessio D'Amato and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing scarcity of land and the ever-rising amount of waste produced worldwide, coupled with the consequent change of focus by policy makers from waste disposal and recovery to waste prevention is boosting research in the 'economics of waste'. This volume addresses waste-management and waste-disposal issues, embedding them in spatial, systemic and trade-related frameworks. The collection is policy oriented, including socio-economic and political science perspectives in order to provide an understanding of real world phenomena, and thus maximize its value for policy making. The book includes contributions on the linkages between income and waste generation and landfilling (such as the ‘waste Kuznets curve’ conceptual framework), in addition to papers that bring together policy-oriented analysis of instrument effectiveness and the spatial nature of waste phenomena. On top of this, there are pieces of research emphasizing technological spillovers and trade at interregional and intercountry levels. The comparative analysis of policy effectiveness and efficiency at the regional and country levels is also covered, including the assessment of the potential role of illegal management of waste in determining waste performance. To give a spatial and comparative flavour, the book includes work on the evaluation of waste-related externalities, with examples covering household, industrial and special waste. The wide set of methodologies and issues included in this book make it a comprehensive starting point for scholars and policy makers interested in waste-related research.

National Environmental Laboratories

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 706 pages
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Download or read book National Environmental Laboratories written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

National Environmental Laboratories, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution ...

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1352 pages
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Regional Environmental Systems Analysis

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Total Pages : 268 pages
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Greater Sage-Grouse

Author : Steven T. Knick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520267117
Total Pages : 664 pages
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Environmental Information Management And Analysis

Author : W K Michener
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780748401239
Total Pages : 574 pages
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Download or read book Environmental Information Management And Analysis written by W K Michener and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-08-08 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most environmental studies are based upon data collected at fine spatial scales plots, sediments, cores, etc.. Furthermore, temporal scales of these studies have been relatively short days, weeks, months and few studies have exceeded three years duration the typical funding cycle.; Despite this history, environmental scientists are now being called upon to extrapolate findings from "plot-level" studies to broader spatial scales and from short-term studies to longer temporal scales, up to decades for questions related to long-term processes such as global warming and the rise in sea level.; The complex questions being addressed internationally require that scientists take advantage of new technologies including remote sensing, geographic information systems GIS, and powerful climatic and environmental simulation models. As more environmental scientists begin to work at these broader spatial and temporal scales, and to utilize many of the newer technologies, they are recognising a whole new class of problems.; This book aims to address the most pertinent issues, and includes a comprehensive review of selected topics, case studies, and theoretical discussions, divided into seven sections each preceded by a brief introduction.

Soil Carbon Storage

Author : Brajesh Singh
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128127678
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Soil Carbon Storage written by Brajesh Singh and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil Carbon Storage: Modulators, Mechanisms and Modeling takes a novel approach to the issue of soil carbon storage by considering soil C sequestration as a function of the interaction between biotic (e.g. microbes and plants) and abiotic (climate, soil types, management practices) modulators as a key driver of soil C. These modulators are central to C balance through their processing of C from both plant inputs and native soil organic matter. This book considers this concept in the light of state-of-the-art methodologies that elucidate these interactions and increase our understanding of a vitally important, but poorly characterized component of the global C cycle. The book provides soil scientists with a comprehensive, mechanistic, quantitative and predictive understanding of soil carbon storage. It presents a new framework that can be included in predictive models and management practices for better prediction and enhanced C storage in soils. Identifies management practices to enhance storage of soil C under different agro-ecosystems, soil types and climatic conditions Provides novel conceptual frameworks of biotic (especially microbial) and abiotic data to improve prediction of simulation model at plot to global scale Advances the conceptual framework needed to support robust predictive models and sustainable land management practices

Applications of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Tools in Microbiology of Infectious Diseases

Author : Julio Alvarez
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889451836
Total Pages : 225 pages
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Download or read book Applications of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Tools in Microbiology of Infectious Diseases written by Julio Alvarez and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epidemiology is a discipline intended to systematically investigate, and ideally quantify, disease dynamics in populations (Perez, 2015). Epidemiological assessmentsmay be divided into four large areas, namely, (a) identification and characterization of a pathogen, (b) development of systems for detection of cases, (c) descriptive epidemiology and quantification of disease patterns, and (d) advanced analytical methods to design intervention strategies. Briefly, there is an initial need for understanding the pathogeny of a disease and condition, which may also include experimental studies and development of new models of infection and proliferation under different conditions. Subsequently, such knowledgemay be applied to support the identification of cases, which typically includes the design, evaluation, and validation of diagnostic tests. Diseasemay then be quantified in a population, leading to the identification of patterns and application of molecular characterization techniques to understand disease spread, and ultimately to identify factors preventing or promoting disease. Finally, those factors may be incorporated into advanced quantitative methods and epidemiological models, which are used to design and evaluate strategies aimed at preventing, controlling, or eliminating disease in the population. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the application of science, technology, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) tools and approaches intended to enhance such analytical epidemiology process, with the ultimate goal of supporting disease prevention, control, and eradication. This eBook comprises a series of research articles that, through current state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on the application of STEM tools to the microbiology of infectious diseases, demonstrate their usefulness at the various components of an integral epidemiological approach, divided into the four large components of (a) experimental studies, (b) novel diagnostic techniques, (c) epidemiological characterization, and (d) population modeling and intervention.