Numerical properties of fuzzy regions: Surface area

Abstract

This paper concerns the modelling of fuzzy information in geographic databases. In the past, a theoretical model for fuzzy regions has been presented, along with various operations useful in a geographic database: union, intersection, topology, bounding rectangle, etc. and feasible models for implementation based on this theoretical model. Now, the attention is directed at some of the problems that can occur when determining numerical properties of fuzzy regions: what type of result is expected (and desired), and how does this impact the definitions of the operations. As an example, the definition of the surface area of a fuzzy set is studied in more detail