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: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=682920
• 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.****

该计划的目标是促进新一代的platial信息理论，工具和系统的发展，以更逼真的建模，表示，可视化和复杂的地理和社会动态分析。目标动态可以包括从购物中心中的个体运动到更复杂的城市动态的广泛的时空 * 主题。近年来，人们对场所概念的关注不仅要求对物理环境的动态进行观察、表征和分析，而且还要求在不同的微观、中观和宏观尺度上进行社会和人类行为的动态和互动。近年来，由于地理空间和通信技术、无线传感器网络、物联网（IoT）等的进步，人们对复杂的地理和社会动态的理解有了显著的发展。这大大促进了“智能环境”的设计和开发，突出了“地点”概念在此类环境中的重要性。这种从被动到智能和环境的转变需要重新审视智能环境的新颖启示。地点是模糊的和非正式的，它们的动态很难用传统的地理信息方法和技术来衡量和表示。人们不会根据纬度、经度、多边形、精确的距离和方向来思考地方，而是通过名称来思考地方，这些名称通常定义模糊，没有精确的边界，而且通常依赖于上下文。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。该研究计划的总体目标是为新一代技术的理论，方法和工具的发展做出贡献，这些技术被称为“platial信息系统”，用于复杂地理和社会动态的表示和分析。该计划的重要短期目标包括：形成platial* 概念，定义和识别人与环境的相互作用，以及使用地理传感器网络观察和监测platial动态。 为了实现这些目标，* 总体方法将基于系统开发的基本步骤，依靠 * 非常创新和集成的认知设计与AGILE方法。在这里，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 * 的形式化和分析的platial信息问题。此外，还将开发和测试部署传感器网络的创新方法，以跟踪和观察地点的动态。预计拟议的研究计划 * 将通过 * 开发新一代的platial信息方法和工具来理解 * 我们地方的丰富性 *，为该领域的知识进步做出重大贡献。