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Fuzziness is an internal property of spatial objects. How to model fuzziness of a spatial object is a main task of next generation GIS. This paper proposes basic fuzzy spatial object types based on fuzzy topology. These object types are the natural extension of current non-fuzzy spatial object types. A fuzzy cell complex structure is defined for modeling fuzzy regions, lines and points. Furthermore, fuzzy topological relations between these fuzzy spatial objects are formalized based on the 9-intersection approach. This model can be implemented for GIS applications due to its scientific theory basis.
This research is funded by Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 40571127) and Key Laboratory of Geo-informatics of SBSM, Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping.
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Tang, X., Fang, Y., Kainz, W. (2006). Fuzzy Topological Relations Between Fuzzy Spatial Objects. In: Wang, L., Jiao, L., Shi, G., Li, X., Liu, J. (eds) Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery. FSKD 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4223. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11881599_37
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