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Semantic Perspectives on the Lake District Writing: Spatial Ontology Modeling and Relation Extraction for Deeper Insights

Authors: Erum Haris, Anthony G. Cohn, and John G. Stell

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 315, 16th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2024)


Abstract
Extracting spatial details from historical texts can be difficult, hindering our understanding of past landscapes. The study addresses this challenge by analyzing the Corpus of the Lake District Writing, focusing on the English Lake District region. We systematically link the theoretical notions from the core concepts of spatial information to provide basis for the problem domain. The conceptual foundation is further complemented with a spatial ontology and a custom gazetteer, allowing a formal and insightful semantic exploration of the massive unstructured corpus. The other contrasting side of the framework is the usage of LLMs for spatial relation extraction. We formulate prompts leveraging understanding of the LLMs of the intended task, curate a list of spatial relations representing the most recurring proximity or vicinity relations terms and extract semantic triples for the top five place names appearing in the corpus. We compare the extraction capabilities of three benchmark LLMs for a scholarly significant historical archive, representing their potential in a challenging and interdisciplinary research problem. Finally, the network comprising the semantic triples is enhanced by incorporating a gazetteer-based classification of the objects involved thus improving their spatial profiling.

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Erum Haris, Anthony G. Cohn, and John G. Stell. Semantic Perspectives on the Lake District Writing: Spatial Ontology Modeling and Relation Extraction for Deeper Insights. In 16th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 315, pp. 11:1-11:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)


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@InProceedings{haris_et_al:LIPIcs.COSIT.2024.11,
  author =	{Haris, Erum and Cohn, Anthony G. and Stell, John G.},
  title =	{{Semantic Perspectives on the Lake District Writing: Spatial Ontology Modeling and Relation Extraction for Deeper Insights}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2024)},
  pages =	{11:1--11:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-330-0},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2024},
  volume =	{315},
  editor =	{Adams, Benjamin and Griffin, Amy L. and Scheider, Simon and McKenzie, Grant},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2024.11},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-208268},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.COSIT.2024.11},
  annote =	{Keywords: spatial humanities, spatial narratives, ontology, large language models}
}
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Understanding the Spatial Complexity in Landscape Narratives Through Qualitative Representation of Space (Short Paper)

Authors: Erum Haris, Anthony G. Cohn, and John G. Stell

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 277, 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023)


Abstract
Narratives are the richest source of information about the human experience of place. They represent events and movement, both physical and conceptual, within time and space. Existing techniques in geographical text analysis usually incorporate named places with coordinate information. This is a serious limitation because many textual references to geography are ambiguous, non-specific, or relative. It is imperative but hard for a geographic information system to capture a text’s sense of place, an imprecise concept. This work aims to utilize qualitative spatial representation and natural language processing to allow representations of all three characteristics of place (location, locale, sense of place) as found in textual sources.

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Erum Haris, Anthony G. Cohn, and John G. Stell. Understanding the Spatial Complexity in Landscape Narratives Through Qualitative Representation of Space (Short Paper). In 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 277, pp. 37:1-37:6, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)


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@InProceedings{haris_et_al:LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.37,
  author =	{Haris, Erum and Cohn, Anthony G. and Stell, John G.},
  title =	{{Understanding the Spatial Complexity in Landscape Narratives Through Qualitative Representation of Space}},
  booktitle =	{12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023)},
  pages =	{37:1--37:6},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-288-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2023},
  volume =	{277},
  editor =	{Beecham, Roger and Long, Jed A. and Smith, Dianna and Zhao, Qunshan and Wise, Sarah},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.37},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-189323},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.37},
  annote =	{Keywords: Narratives, Qualitative spatial representation, Natural language processing}
}
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Robots Learning from Experiences (Dagstuhl Seminar 14081)

Authors: Anthony G. Cohn, Bernd Neumann, Alessandro Saffiotti, and Markus Vincze

Published in: Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 4, Issue 2 (2014)


Abstract
This report documents the programme and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 14081 "Robots Learning from Experiences". The report begins with a summary comprising information about the seminar topics, the programme, important discussion points, and conclusions. The main body of the report consists of the abstracts of 25 presentations given at the seminar, and of four reports about discussion groups.

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Anthony G. Cohn, Bernd Neumann, Alessandro Saffiotti, and Markus Vincze. Robots Learning from Experiences (Dagstuhl Seminar 14081). In Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 79-109, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2014)


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@Article{cohn_et_al:DagRep.4.2.79,
  author =	{Cohn, Anthony G. and Neumann, Bernd and Saffiotti, Alessandro and Vincze, Markus},
  title =	{{Robots Learning from Experiences (Dagstuhl Seminar 14081)}},
  pages =	{79--109},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Reports},
  ISSN =	{2192-5283},
  year =	{2014},
  volume =	{4},
  number =	{2},
  editor =	{Cohn, Anthony G. and Neumann, Bernd and Saffiotti, Alessandro and Vincze, Markus},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.4.2.79},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-45465},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagRep.4.2.79},
  annote =	{Keywords: Learning, experiences, cognitive systems}
}
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10412 Summary and Abstracts Collection – QSTRLib: A Benchmark Problem Repository for Qualitative Spatial and Temporal Reasoning

Authors: Stefan Wölfl, Anthony G. Cohn, Jochen Renz, and Georg Sutcliffe

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 10412, QSTRLib: A Benchmark Problem Repository for Qualitative Spatial and Temporal Reasoning (2011)


Abstract
The Dagstuhl seminar "QSTRLib" was planned as a successor event of the previously mentioned AAAI Spring Symposium. The intention for organizing this seminar was to discuss requirements on a problem library in a small group of researchers with expertise in benchmarking, in formal approaches to qualitative reasoning, or in specific application areas of QSTR.

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Stefan Wölfl, Anthony G. Cohn, Jochen Renz, and Georg Sutcliffe. 10412 Summary and Abstracts Collection – QSTRLib: A Benchmark Problem Repository for Qualitative Spatial and Temporal Reasoning. In QSTRLib: A Benchmark Problem Repository for Qualitative Spatial and Temporal Reasoning. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 10412, pp. 1-20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2011)


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@InProceedings{wolfl_et_al:DagSemProc.10412.1,
  author =	{W\"{o}lfl, Stefan and Cohn, Anthony G. and Renz, Jochen and Sutcliffe, Georg},
  title =	{{10412 Summary and Abstracts Collection – QSTRLib: A Benchmark Problem Repository for Qualitative Spatial and Temporal Reasoning}},
  booktitle =	{QSTRLib: A Benchmark Problem Repository for Qualitative Spatial and Temporal Reasoning},
  pages =	{1--20},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2011},
  volume =	{10412},
  editor =	{Stefan W\"{o}lfl and Anthony G. Cohn and Jochen Renz and Geoff Sutcliffe},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.10412.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-31420},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.10412.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Qualitative reasoning, spatial reasoning, temporal reasoning, constraint satisfaction, benchmarking, problem library, problem description language, reasoning systems}
}
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10131 Executive Summary and Abstracts Collection – Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language: Ontologies and Logics of Space

Authors: John Bateman, Anthony G. Cohn, and James Pustejovsky

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 10131, Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language : Ontologies and Logics of Space (2011)


Abstract
The goal of this seminar was to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines to address the spatial semantics of natural language, the interface between spatial semantics and geospatial representations, and the role of ontologies in reasoning about spatial concepts in language and thought.

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John Bateman, Anthony G. Cohn, and James Pustejovsky. 10131 Executive Summary and Abstracts Collection – Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language: Ontologies and Logics of Space. In Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language : Ontologies and Logics of Space. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 10131, pp. 1-14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2011)


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@InProceedings{bateman_et_al:DagSemProc.10131.1,
  author =	{Bateman, John and Cohn, Anthony G. and Pustejovsky, James},
  title =	{{10131 Executive Summary and Abstracts Collection – Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language: Ontologies and Logics of Space}},
  booktitle =	{Spatial Representation and Reasoning in Language : Ontologies and Logics of Space},
  pages =	{1--14},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2011},
  volume =	{10131},
  editor =	{John A. Bateman and Anthony G. Cohn and James Pustejovsky},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.10131.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-29216},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.10131.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Language of space, spatial ontologies, reasoning about space and time, mapping language to GIS}
}
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05491 Abstracts Collection – Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration

Authors: Anthony G. Cohn, Christian Freksa, and Bernhard Nebel

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 5491, Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration (2007)


Abstract
From 04.12.05 to 09.12.05, the Dagstuhl Seminar 05491 ``Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration'' was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper. The first section describes the seminar topics and goals in general. Links to extended abstracts or full papers are provided, if available.

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Anthony G. Cohn, Christian Freksa, and Bernhard Nebel. 05491 Abstracts Collection – Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration. In Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 5491, pp. 1-15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)


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@InProceedings{cohn_et_al:DagSemProc.05491.1,
  author =	{Cohn, Anthony G. and Freksa, Christian and Nebel, Bernhard},
  title =	{{05491 Abstracts Collection – Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration}},
  booktitle =	{Spatial Cognition: Specialization and Integration},
  pages =	{1--15},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{5491},
  editor =	{Anthony G. Cohn and Christian Freksa and Bernhard Nebel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.05491.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-9859},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.05491.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Spatial cognition, knowledge representation, spatial reasoning, spatial and linguistic ontologies, integration,cognitive robotics}
}

Cohn, Anthony C.

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08091 Abstracts Collection – Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation

Authors: Bernd Neumann, Anthony C. Cohn, David C. Hogg, and Ralf Möller

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 8091, Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation (2008)


Abstract
From 25.2.2008 to Friday 29.2.2008, the Dagstuhl Seminar 08091 ``Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation'' was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper.

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Bernd Neumann, Anthony C. Cohn, David C. Hogg, and Ralf Möller. 08091 Abstracts Collection – Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation. In Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 8091, pp. 1-17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2008)


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@InProceedings{neumann_et_al:DagSemProc.08091.1,
  author =	{Neumann, Bernd and Cohn, Anthony C. and Hogg, David C. and M\"{o}ller, Ralf},
  title =	{{08091 Abstracts Collection – Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation}},
  booktitle =	{Logic and Probability for Scene Interpretation},
  pages =	{1--17},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2008},
  volume =	{8091},
  editor =	{Anthony G. Cohn and David C. Hogg and Ralf M\"{o}ller and Bernd Neumann},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.08091.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-16480},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.08091.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Logic, probabilities, scene interpretation}
}
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