Research Article

AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION

Volume: 34 Number: 4 December 1, 2016
  • Müslüm Hacar
  • Türkay Gökgöz

AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION

Abstract

Decision makers and researchers need datasets from different sources to analyze, combine, or create new spatial datasets. The same entity may be represented with different geometries, topologies, and attributes in different datasets due to differences in production, such as projection, scale, accuracy, purpose, and date. The geometries, topologies, and attributes of objects are often used when combining and integrating the datasets from different sources. Matching spatial datasets is one of the most important phases of data integration. Many algorithms have been developed to match datasets using several parameters inspired by geometric, topological, and attribute similarities. They generally find the similarities between objects in different datasets and create relations between each object in order to analyze, combine, update, and transfer data. The differences in geometries, topologies, and attributes make the matching process difficult. The research problem is the critical selection of similarity parameters to ensure the satisfactory matching results. The scope of this paper was limited with distance metrics. In this study, it was aimed to determine the suitable distance metrics measured from point to point and from point to line, which are widely used as parameters in road matching. Two road datasets in different databases were automatically matched using these metrics by employing a plugin of an open desktop software. Automatic matching results were compared to manual matching results to determine the success of each matching process. Consequently, it was shown that none of these metrics for road matching was adequate on its own. However, the distance between centroids of roads and Hausdorff distances were more satisfactory.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Müslüm Hacar This is me
Türkiye

Türkay Gökgöz This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 1, 2016

Submission Date

April 8, 2016

Acceptance Date

November 21, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 34 Number: 4

APA
Hacar, M., & Gökgöz, T. (2016). AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 34(4), 527-542. https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW
AMA
1.Hacar M, Gökgöz T. AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION. SIGMA. 2016;34(4):527-542. https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW
Chicago
Hacar, Müslüm, and Türkay Gökgöz. 2016. “AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 34 (4): 527-42. https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW.
EndNote
Hacar M, Gökgöz T (December 1, 2016) AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 34 4 527–542.
IEEE
[1]M. Hacar and T. Gökgöz, “AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION”, SIGMA, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 527–542, Dec. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW
ISNAD
Hacar, Müslüm - Gökgöz, Türkay. “AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 34/4 (December 1, 2016): 527-542. https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW.
JAMA
1.Hacar M, Gökgöz T. AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION. SIGMA. 2016;34:527–542.
MLA
Hacar, Müslüm, and Türkay Gökgöz. “AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, vol. 34, no. 4, Dec. 2016, pp. 527-42, https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW.
Vancouver
1.Müslüm Hacar, Türkay Gökgöz. AN EXPERIMENT ON DISTANCE METRICS USED FOR ROAD MATCHING IN DATA INTEGRATION. SIGMA [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 1;34(4):527-42. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA92BX67CW

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