Abstract
A new approach to spatioterminological reasoning is presented which is based on a hybrid knowledge representation system architecture and on a rep-resentation of the RCC family tree in OWL. The knowledge base into which the family tree is imported holds role assertions in terms of RCC-8 relations be-tween individual regions. It is a key component of a semantic layer constructed on top of an environmental database which aims at facilitating access to users by supporting a sophisticated while easy-to-use search engine. Issues of world assumption and spatial extension to OWL are discussed.

URL:
http://rewerse.net/publications/rewerse-publications.html#REWERSE-RP-2007-062

BibTeX:

@inproceedings{REWERSE-RP-2007-062,
	author = {Rolf Gr\"utter and Bettina Bauer-Messmer},
	title = {Combining OWL with RCC for Spatioterminological Reasoning on Environmental Data},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of Third International Workshop on OWL: Experiences and Directions, Innsbruck, Austria (6th--7th June 2007)},
	year = {2007},
	volume = {258},
	url = {http://rewerse.net/publications/rewerse-publications.html#REWERSE-RP-2007-062}
}