Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2000, Volume 1910/2000, 124-133, DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45372-5_74

An Application of Association Rules Discovery to Geographic Information Systems

Ansaf Salleb and Christel Vrain

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Abstract

In this paper, we are interested in the problem of extracting spatial association rules in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We propose an algorithm that extends existing methods to deal with spatial and non-spatial data over multiple layers. It handles hierarchical, multi-valued attributes, and produces general spatial association rules. We also present a prototype, which has been applied on a real and large geographic database in the field of mineral exploration.
BRGM (‹Bureau des Recherches Géologiques et Minières›) is a French public institution, present in all regions of France and in some 40 countries abroad. Based on the Earth Sciences, its expertise relates to mineral resources, pollution, risks, and the management of geological environment (http://www.brgm.fr

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