Paper Info
Title
Semantic interoperability of GIS and MCDA tools for environmental assessment and decision making.
Abstract
A promising approach to environmental assessment and decision making analyses is based on integrating Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and GIS tools. Integration of GIS and MCDA tools can be potentially achieved through interoperability, where these tools can exchange relevant information to tackle a particular environmental problem. However, the problem of semantic heterogeneity caused by different meanings of data, terminologies, and models used in GIS and MCDA has been recognized as an obstacle in the interoperability of these tools. Conventionally, exchange of data between GIS and MCDA systems for environmental applications relies on prior knowledge to mediate meanings between the two components. This paper proposes an ontology-enabled framework for semantic interoperability of GIS and MCDA web services. In particular, this study has made significant contribution to environmental decision making by providing an interoperable framework to exchange environmental data with intended and unambiguous meanings between GIS and MCDA services.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.11.011
Environmental Modelling & Software
Keywords
Field
DocType
Environmental assessment and decision making,GIS,MCDA,Semantic interoperability,Ontology
Ontology (information science),Decision analysis,Data science,Multiple-criteria decision analysis,Information retrieval,Computer science,Interoperability,Decision support system,Semantic interoperability,Environmental data,Semantic heterogeneity,Management science
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
100
C
1364-8152
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.40
40
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mohammadreza Jelokhani-Niaraki1112.50
Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki2296.53
Soo-Mi Choi35917.56