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

© 2015 Cartography and Geographic Information Society 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

Computer Aids to Planning: The Budget and Forecasting Module

The purpose of this paper is to explore a middle ground approach to the process of modeling financial decisionmaking in the “real-world” environment. Existing models, from both academia and practitioners, are seen as limited in the range of application. The proposed approach seeks to address this issue directly by developing a method more reasonably suited to a broad range of organizational applications. Beginning with a core of responsibilities, the basic model is refined to fit a specific sector and organization application. The test situation covers commercial banking for the period 1967 - 1976