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A new QGIS plugin, CONTEXTS.py (CS.py), extracts complex spatial objects by analyzing conceptual spaces and their contextual relationships within Earth images. This enhances geospatial analysis with qualitative land use dimensions.

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Area of Science:

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Spatial Analysis

Background:

  • Qualitative dimensions of spatial features are often overlooked in traditional analysis.
  • Existing methods struggle to extract semantically complex spatial objects from single Earth images.
  • Conceptual spaces, representing mental models of spatial configurations, offer a new framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel supervised post-classification method for extracting semantically complex spatial objects.
  • To introduce CONTEXTS.py (CS.py), a QGIS plugin operationalizing this method.
  • To demonstrate the plugin's capability in identifying diverse land use conceptual spaces.

Main Methods:

  • A supervised post-classification approach using training areas defined by the user.
  • Operationalization via CONTEXTS.py (CS.py), a Python plugin for QGIS.
  • Identification of conceptual spaces based on matching spatial features and contexts.

Main Results:

  • CS.py successfully detected diverse conceptual spaces of land use in Sicily from an orthophoto.
  • The plugin identified multiple land use dimensions (temporal, cultural, social) within areas typically classified as single land cover.
  • The method expands geospatial analysis capabilities to qualitative information.

Conclusions:

  • CS.py offers a simplified, practical, and accessible tool for supervised contextual post-classification.
  • It integrates contextual information into spatial criteria for classification, complementing existing object-based tools.
  • The plugin has broad applications for landscape investigation from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.