Natural Language Processing in Geographic Information Systems - Some Trends and Open Issues -

Abstract

The increasing ubiquity of information technology motivates situative interaction mechanisms for the benefit of standard and power users. Classical interaction paradigms in geographic information systems are currently subject to amendment or even to substitution by context-aware and technology-agnostic natural-language-based interfaces. This work compiles a recent selection of radically innovative concepts found in three selected domains of the open GIS literature including related research demands. The added value herein lies in the coherence of future options and challenges in that field.