Spatial Cognition
. Ed(S): Freksa, Christian; Brauer, Wilfried; Habel, Christopher; Wender, Karl F.
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Paperback. The second volume of results from a German Science Foundation (DFG) priority programme on spatial cognition. The papers presented reflect increased interdisciplinary co-operation in the field, covering such topics as: maps and diagrams; and navigation in real and virtual spaces; and spatial memory. Editor(s): Freksa, Christian; Brauer, Wilfried; Habel, Christopher; Wender, Karl F. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. Num Pages: 424 pages, 140 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 52 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RGV; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 741.
Spatialcognitionisconcernedwiththewayshumans,animals,ormachinesthink about real or abstract space and also with the ways spatial structures can be used for reasoning. Thus, space is considered both, as an object of cognition and as ameans of cognition. Spatial cognition is an interdisciplinary research areainvolvingapproachesfromarti?cialintelligence,cognitivepsychology,ge- raphy, mathematics, biology, design, theoretical computer science, architecture, andphilosophy.Researchonspatialcognitionhasprogressedrapidlyduringthe past few years. The disciplines contributing to the ?eld have moved closer - getherandbegintospeakacommonlanguage.Theyhavefoundwaysofmerging theresearchresultsobtainedthroughdi?erentapproaches.Thisallowsfordev- oping more sophisticated hybrid approaches that overcome intrinsic limitations of the individual disciplines. Research on spatial cognition has drawn increased attention in recent years foratleastthreedi?erentreasons:(1)basicresearchdimension:thereisagr- ing awareness of the importance of spatial cognitive abilities in biological ... Read more
Spatialcognitionisconcernedwiththewayshumans,animals,ormachinesthink about real or abstract space and also with the ways spatial structures can be used for reasoning. Thus, space is considered both, as an object of cognition and as ameans of cognition. Spatial cognition is an interdisciplinary research areainvolvingapproachesfromarti?cialintelligence,cognitivepsychology,ge- raphy, mathematics, biology, design, theoretical computer science, architecture, andphilosophy.Researchonspatialcognitionhasprogressedrapidlyduringthe past few years. The disciplines contributing to the ?eld have moved closer - getherandbegintospeakacommonlanguage.Theyhavefoundwaysofmerging theresearchresultsobtainedthroughdi?erentapproaches.Thisallowsfordev- oping more sophisticated hybrid approaches that overcome intrinsic limitations of the individual disciplines. Research on spatial cognition has drawn increased attention in recent years foratleastthreedi?erentreasons:(1)basicresearchdimension:thereisagr- ing awareness of the importance of spatial cognitive abilities in biological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540675846
SKU
V9783540675846
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