The granular perspective as semantically enriched granulation hierarchy Online publication date: Sat, 28-Feb-2015
by C. Maria Keet
International Journal of Granular Computing, Rough Sets and Intelligent Systems (IJGCRSIS), Vol. 2, No. 1, 2011
Abstract: One can granulate data and information in multiple ways to generate granulation hierarchies. What the characteristics of such hierarchies are and what consequences they have on levels of granularity is, however, left implicit. We propose an explicit representation of such additional information of granulation hierarchies and transform them to granular perspectives. Granular perspectives can be uniquely identified, hence, distinguished, by means of formally representing their semantics using a granulation criterion and type of granularity used for granulation. The granular perspectives are equipped with both a simple relation and with mereological relations to consistently relate them, thereby facilitating cross-granular querying. Given the premises, definitions, and proven properties, consequences for characterising levels of granularity within such perspectives are demonstrated.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Granular Computing, Rough Sets and Intelligent Systems (IJGCRSIS):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook