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    From taxonomies to ontologies: formalizing generalization knowledge for on-demand mapping

    Gould, N ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-2201 and Mackaness, W (2016) From taxonomies to ontologies: formalizing generalization knowledge for on-demand mapping. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 43 (3). pp. 208-222. ISSN 1050-9844

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    Abstract

    Automation of the cartographic design process is central to the delivery of bespoke maps via the web. In this paper, ontological modeling is used to explicitly represent and articulate the knowledge used in this decision-making process. A use case focuses on the visualization of road traffic accident data as a way of illustrating how ontologies provide a framework by which salient and contextual information can be integrated in a meaningful manner. Such systems are in anticipation of web-based services in which the user knows what they need, but do not have the cartographic ability to get what they want.

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