Towards dynamic platial information systems: Representing geographic and social dynamics using geosensor observations

迈向动态平面信息系统：使用地理传感器观测表示地理和社会动态

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-04788
• 负责人: Mostafavi, MirAbolfazl
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: Université Laval
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=613166
• 关键词: Towards; dynamic; platial; information; systems

The aim of this program is to contribute to the development of new generation of platial information theories, tools and systems for more realistic modelling, representation, visualisation and analysis of complex geographic and social dynamics. The targeted dynamics may include a wide spectrum of spatiotemporal themes ranging from individual movement in a shopping center to more complex urban dynamics. Recent focus on the concept of place as the space of action of human requires not only the observation, representation and analysis of dynamics of physical environments but also it requires social and human behavioural dynamics and interactions at different miro, meso and macro scales. Understanding of the complex geographic and social dynamics has significantly evolved during recent years thanks to advances in geospatial and communication technologies, wireless sensor networks, internet of things (IoT), etc. This has significantly contributed to advance in design and development of «smart environments» highlighting the importance of the concept of “place” in such environments. This paradigm shift from passive towards smart and ambient places requires re-examination of the novel affordances of Smart Environments. Places are vague and informal and their dynamics are difficult to measure and represent with conventional geographic information methods and technologies. People do not think of places in terms of latitude, longitude, polygons, precise distances and directions but they think of places by names, often vaguely defined, without precise boundaries, and often context-dependent. Formalising societal, community and personal places is a very challenging issue. The overall objective of this research program is to contribute to the development of theories, methods and tools for new generation of technologies called «platial information systems» for representation and analysis of complex geographic and social dynamics. Formalisation of platial concepts, definition and identification of human-environment interactions and observation and monitoring platial dynamics with geosensor network are among important short term objectives of this program.  In order to achieve these objectives, the overall methodology will be based on fundamental steps of system development relying on very innovative and integrated Cognitive Design with AGILE methods. Here we will develop and use innovative geosemantic and fuzzy based methods to address the formalisation and analysis of platial information issues. In addition innovative methods for deployment of sensor networks for tracking and observing dynamics of places will be developed and tested. The proposed research program is anticipated to significantly contribute to the advance of knowledge in the field by development of new generation of platial information methods and tool for the understanding of the richness of our places.

的 该计划的目的是促进新一代的发展， 用于更逼真建模的塑料信息理论、工具和系统， 复杂地理和社会环境的表现、可视化和分析 动力学目标动态可以包括宽频谱的时空动态。 主题从购物中心的个人运动到更复杂的城市 动力学近年来，人们开始关注作为人类活动空间的场所概念 不仅观察、表现和分析物理的动力学 环境，但它也需要社会和人类行为的动态， 不同微观、中观和宏观尺度的相互作用。理解 复杂的地理和社会动态在最近几年发生了重大变化， 多年来，由于地理空间和通信技术的进步， 传感器网络，物联网（IoT）等。这已经大大 为“智能环境”的设计和开发做出了贡献 在这样的环境中，“地点”概念的重要性。这种范式 从被动转向智能和环境的地方需要重新审视 智能环境的新启示。地方是模糊和非正式的， 动态很难用传统的地理信息系统来测量和表示。 信息方法和技术。人们不会从 纬度，经度，多边形，精确的距离和方向，但他们认为 地名，通常定义模糊，没有精确的边界，而且经常 上下文相关。正式的社会，社区和个人的地方是一个非常 具有挑战性的问题。本研究计划的总体目标是 有助于为新一代开发理论，方法和工具 一种叫做“platial信息系统”的技术， 分析复杂的地理和社会动态。platial的形式化 人类与环境相互作用的概念、定义和识别， 用地理传感器网络观测和监测地球动力学是其中之一， 这一计划的短期目标。 为了实现这些目标， 总体方法将基于系统开发的基本步骤， 非常创新和整合的认知设计与AGILE方法。这里我们 将开发和使用创新的地理语义和模糊为基础的方法，以解决 platial信息问题的形式化和分析。此外，创新 用于跟踪和观测动态的传感器网络的部署方法 的地方将被开发和测试。该研究计划预计 通过以下方式为该领域的知识进步做出重大贡献 发展新一代的塑料信息方法和工具， of the richness丰富of our places地方.