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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2019.16

Why Classificatory Information of Geographic Regions Is Quantum Information (Vision Paper)

Authors: Thomas Bittner

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 142, 14th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2019)

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This paper gives an information - theoretic argument in support of the claim that there is geographic quantum information. Quantum information is information in the sense of Shannon’s information theory, that, in addition, satisfies two characteristic postulates. The paper aims to show that if the density of information (bits per unit of space) that is possible for classificatory geographic qualities is limited, then it follows that the two characteristic postulates of quantum information are satisfied for information about those geographic qualities.

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Thomas Bittner. Why Classificatory Information of Geographic Regions Is Quantum Information (Vision Paper). In 14th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 142, pp. 16:1-16:15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@InProceedings{bittner:LIPIcs.COSIT.2019.16,
  author =	{Bittner, Thomas},
  title =	{{Why Classificatory Information of Geographic Regions Is Quantum Information}},
  booktitle =	{14th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2019)},
  pages =	{16:1--16:15},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-115-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{142},
  editor =	{Timpf, Sabine and Schlieder, Christoph and Kattenbeck, Markus and Ludwig, Bernd and Stewart, Kathleen},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2019.16},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-111088},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2019.16},
  annote =	{Keywords: Information theory, quantum information, classification and delineation}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2017.5

Towards a Quantum Theory of Geographic Fields

Authors: Thomas Bittner

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 86, 13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017)

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This paper proposes a framework that that allows for the possibility that multiple classically incompatible states are expressed simultaneously at a given point of a geographic field. The admission of such superposition states provides the basis for a new understanding of indeterminacy and ontological vagueness in the geographic world.

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Thomas Bittner. Towards a Quantum Theory of Geographic Fields. In 13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 86, pp. 5:1-5:14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2017)

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@InProceedings{bittner:LIPIcs.COSIT.2017.5,
  author =	{Bittner, Thomas},
  title =	{{Towards a Quantum Theory of Geographic Fields}},
  booktitle =	{13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017)},
  pages =	{5:1--5:14},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-043-9},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2017},
  volume =	{86},
  editor =	{Clementini, Eliseo and Donnelly, Maureen and Yuan, May and Kray, Christian and Fogliaroni, Paolo and Ballatore, Andrea},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2017.5},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-77667},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2017.5},
  annote =	{Keywords: Vagueness, Quantum Geography, Ontology, Ecoregion classification}
}

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