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Logic Programming Map Overlay

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In the late 1980s, we investigated using declarative, rather than procedural, programming techniques for map overlay.

See also Overlaying Two Maps, which uses C instead of Prolog.

Papers

  1. Original bibliography reference: wf-lpacm-90 (record not found in the supplied bibliographies).
  2. Wm Randolph Franklin and Peter YF Wu. A polygon overlay system in prolog. In Autocarto 8: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Computer-Assisted Cartography, 97–106. Baltimore, Maryland, 29 Mar – 3 April 1987.
    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{fw-posp-87,
        author = "Franklin, Wm Randolph and Wu, Peter YF",
        title = "A Polygon Overlay System in Prolog",
        booktitle = "Autocarto 8: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Computer-Assisted Cartography",
        address = "Baltimore, Maryland",
        month = "29 Mar -- 3 April",
        year = "1987",
        pages = "97--106",
        fulltext = "https://wrfranklin.org/p/45-autocarto87-overlay-prolog.pdf",
        href = "\bibhref{45-autocarto87-overlay-prolog}",
        mykey = "overlay",
        keywords = "intersection, artificial intelligence"
    }
    
  3. Wm Randolph Franklin, Margaret Nichols, Sumitro Samaddar, and Peter YF Wu. Experiences with using prolog for geometry. In Proceedings of Graphics Interface'86, Vision Interface'86, 26–31. Vancouver, BC, 26–30 May 1986.
    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{fnsw-eupg-86,
        author = "Franklin, Wm Randolph and Nichols, Margaret and Samaddar, Sumitro and Wu, Peter YF",
        title = "Experiences with Using Prolog for Geometry",
        booktitle = "Proceedings of Graphics Interface'86, Vision Interface'86",
        address = "Vancouver, BC",
        month = "26--30 May",
        year = "1986",
        pages = "26--31",
        keywords = "computer graphics, artificial intelligence"
    }
    
  4. Wm Randolph Franklin, Peter Y.F. Wu, Sumitro Samaddar, and Margaret Nichols. Geometry in prolog. In Tosiyasu Kunii, editor, Advanced Computer Graphics, Proceedings of Computer Graphics Tokyo 86, 71–78. April 1986.
    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{fwsn-gp-86,
        author = "Franklin, Wm Randolph and Wu, Peter Y.F. and Samaddar, Sumitro and Nichols, Margaret",
        editor = "Kunii, Tosiyasu",
        title = "Geometry in Prolog",
        booktitle = "Advanced Computer Graphics, Proceedings of Computer Graphics Tokyo 86",
        month = "April",
        year = "1986",
        pages = "71-78",
        fulltext = "https://wrfranklin.org/p/41-tokyo86-geom-prolog.pdf",
        href = "\bibhref{41-tokyo86-geom-prolog}",
        keywords = "computer graphics, artificial intelligence"
    }
    
  5. Wm Randolph Franklin, Peter Y.F. Wu, Sumitro Samaddar, and Margaret Nichols. Prolog and geometry projects. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, pages 46–55, November 1986.
    BibTeX
    @article{fwsn-pgp-86,
        author = "Franklin, Wm Randolph and Wu, Peter Y.F. and Samaddar, Sumitro and Nichols, Margaret",
        title = "Prolog and Geometry Projects",
        journal = "IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications",
        month = "November",
        year = "1986",
        pages = "46--55",
        fulltext = "https://wrfranklin.org/p/44-cga86-prolog.pdf",
        href = "\bibhref{44-cga86-prolog}",
        keywords = "computer graphics, artificial intelligence"
    }
    
    Paper.
  6. Wm Randolph Franklin. Computational geometry in prolog. In Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Fundamental Algorithms for Computer Graphics, volume 17 of NATO ASI Series F, pages 737–749. Springer-Verlag, Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, 30 March – 12 April 1985.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{f-cgp-85,
        author = "Franklin, Wm Randolph",
        title = "Computational Geometry in Prolog",
        booktitle = "Proceedings of the {NATO} Advanced Study Institute on Fundamental Algorithms for Computer Graphics",
        address = "Ilkley, Yorkshire, England",
        month = "30 March -- 12 April",
        year = "1985",
        publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
        series = "{NATO} {ASI} Series F",
        volume = "17",
        pages = "737--749",
        fulltext = "https://wrfranklin.org/p/33-nato85-prolog.pdf",
        href = "\bibhref{33-nato85-prolog}",
        keywords = "artificial intelligence"
    }
    
    Paper.

PhD graduate

  1. Peter Yick Fai Wu. Polygon Overlay in Prolog. PhD thesis, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Dept., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987.
    BibTeX
    @Phdthesis{wu-phd,
        author = "Wu, Peter Yick Fai",
        title = "Polygon Overlay in Prolog",
        school = "Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Dept., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute",
        mykey = "theses over",
        fulltext = "https://wrfranklin.org/theses/wu-phd.pdf",
        year = "1987"
    }
    

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