Title :
Language and Location: Map Annotation Project - A GIS-based infrastructure for linguistics information management
Author :
Xie, Yichun ; Aristar-Dry, Helen ; Aristar, Anthony ; Lockwood, Huner ; Thompson, Josh ; Parker, Dan ; Cool, Ben
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Geospatial Res. & Educ., Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Abstract :
The Language and Location: Map Annotation Project (LL-MAP) has been funded by the US National Science Foundation to build a database of linguistic information integrated into a Web-based geographical information system. LL-MAP embodies several innovative concepts of computational linguistics, such as spatial data engine driven architecture, dynamic joining of linguistic information with related cultural and geographic data, multi-layered and linked visualization, real time online data harvesting, collaborative toolboxes for linguistic studies, quick search of digital gazetteers, and toponymical analysis. This paper will demonstrate these LL-MAP functions and discuss their disciplinary implications in linguistic studies.
Keywords :
Internet; computational linguistics; geographic information systems; search engines; visual databases; GIS; LL-MAP; Language and Location-Map Annotation Project; US National Science Foundation; Web based geographical information system; computational linguistics; cultural data; digital gazetteers quick search; geographic data; linguistic information; linguistic studies; linked visualization; multi-layered visualization; online data harvesting; spatial data engine driven architecture; toponymical analysis; Collaborative tools; Computational linguistics; Computer architecture; Cultural differences; Data visualization; Engines; Information management; Management information systems; Spatial databases; Visual databases; computational linguistics; digital gazetteer; geographic information system; geography; web-mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Information Technology, 2009. IMCSIT '09. International Multiconference on
Conference_Location :
Mragowo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5314-6
DOI :
10.1109/IMCSIT.2009.5352710
