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    • Geographic Information Science
    • Spatial Analysis
    • Uncertainty Quantification

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    • Spatial data often contains uncertainty, impacting geometric calculations.
    • Existing methods may not adequately address complex spatial uncertainties.
    • Dempster-Shafer (D-S) theory offers a robust framework for managing uncertainty.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To represent and quantify uncertainty in spatial geometry using Dempster-Shafer (D-S) theory.
    • To develop interval-based approaches for handling imprecise spatial locations and geometric calculations.
    • To establish a formal framework for D-S interval applications in spatial uncertainty.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized interval arithmetic for Dempster-Shafer (D-S) uncertainty in spatial locations.
    • Defined categories of uncertainty for points and lines using interval formulations.
    • Developed calculation methods for geometric areas, line lengths, and slopes with uncertain data.

    Main Results:

    • Established interval formulations for point and line uncertainty categories.
    • Provided approaches for calculating geometric properties (area, length, slope) under uncertainty.
    • Discussed point location compatibility and aggregation, and described topological relationships for uncertain boundaries.

    Conclusions:

    • The Dempster-Shafer (D-S) interval approach provides a formal framework for spatial geometric uncertainty.
    • This method enables robust calculations and analysis of spatial data with imprecise boundaries.
    • The framework supports the management of uncertainty in complex spatial datasets.