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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.14
Development of a Semantic Segmentation Approach to Old-Map Comparison (Short Paper)

Authors: Yves Annanias, Daniel Wiegreffe, Andreas Niekler, Marta Kuźma, and Francis Harvey

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

Abstract
This paper describes an innovative computational approach for comparing old maps. Maps older than 20 years remain a vast treasure of geographic information in many parts of the world with potential applications in many environmental and social analyses, e.g., establishing road construction over the past 80 years or identifying settlement growth since the middle ages. Semantic segmentation has developed into a viable computational method for analysing old maps from previous centuries. It allows for the discrete identification of elements, e.g., lakes, forests, and roads, from cartographic sources and their computational modelling. Semantic segmentation uses convolutional neural networks to extract elements. With this technique, we create a computational approach to compare old maps systematically and efficiently.
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Yves Annanias, Daniel Wiegreffe, Andreas Niekler, Marta Kuźma, and Francis Harvey. Development of a Semantic Segmentation Approach to Old-Map Comparison (Short Paper). In 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 277, pp. 14:1-14:6, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)

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@InProceedings{annanias_et_al:LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.14,
  author =	{Annanias, Yves and Wiegreffe, Daniel and Niekler, Andreas and Ku\'{z}ma, Marta and Harvey, Francis},
  title =	{{Development of a Semantic Segmentation Approach to Old-Map Comparison}},
  booktitle =	{12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023)},
  pages =	{14:1--14:6},
  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.2023.14},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-189099},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.14},
  annote =	{Keywords: Geographic/Geospatial Visualization, Visual Knowledge Discovery, Cartographic Analysis}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.GISCIENCE.2018.4
Considerations of Graphical Proximity and Geographical Nearness

Authors: Francis Harvey

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 114, 10th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2018)

Abstract
"Near things are more similar than more distant things" states Tobler's first law of geography. This seems obvious and is part to much cognitive research into the perception of the environment. The statement's validity for assessments of geographical nearness purely from map symbols has yet to be ascertained. This paper considers this issue through a theoretical framework grounded in Gestalt concepts, behavioral ecological psychology and information psychology. It sets out to consider how influential experience or training may be on the association of graphical proximity with geographical nearness. A pilot study presents some initial findings. The findings regarding the influence of experience or training are ambiguous, but point to the rapid acquisition of affordances in the survey instruments as another factor for future research.
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Francis Harvey. Considerations of Graphical Proximity and Geographical Nearness. In 10th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 114, pp. 4:1-4:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@InProceedings{harvey:LIPIcs.GISCIENCE.2018.4,
  author =	{Harvey, Francis},
  title =	{{Considerations of Graphical Proximity and Geographical Nearness}},
  booktitle =	{10th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2018)},
  pages =	{4:1--4:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-083-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{114},
  editor =	{Winter, Stephan and Griffin, Amy and Sester, Monika},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.GISCIENCE.2018.4},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-93322},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.GISCIENCE.2018.4},
  annote =	{Keywords: proximity, nearness, perception, cognition}
}
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