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Modeling Spatial Knowledge *
Author(s) -
Kuipers Benjamin
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.498
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1551-6709
pISSN - 0364-0213
DOI - 10.1207/s15516709cog0202_3
Subject(s) - computer science , cognitive map , problem solver , cognition , solver , space (punctuation) , spatial cognition , scale (ratio) , artificial intelligence , cartography , psychology , geography , computational science , neuroscience , programming language , operating system
A person's cognitive map, or knowledge of large‐scale space, is built up from observations gathered as he travels through the environment. It acts as a problem solver to find routes and relative positions, as well as describing the current location. The TOUR model captures the multiple representations that make up the cognitive map, the problem‐solving strategies it uses, and the mechanisms for assimilating new information. The representations have rich collections of states of partial knowledge, which support many of the performance characteristics of common‐sense knowledge.