SpaceCore: Metadata for Retrieving Spatial Information in Architecture (2002)
article⁄SpaceCore: Metadata for Retrieving Spatial Information in Architecture (2002)
abstract⁄This research investigates the spatial information retrieval in architecture focused on constructingefficient metadata that is crucial for data retrieval. Generally speaking, metadata is ‘structured dataabout data’ to describe the resources especially in a digital method. In this research, metadata is a sortof data object to be used in searching spatial information, such as describing a raw spatial data objectnot only as attribute data but also as content, structurally and semantically. There are two issues thatmotivate this research 1 the materialization of the intangible space as a data object, and 2 thecontentbased information retrieval. In the viewpoint of contentbased retrieval, we analyze spatialinformation on the apartment unit floor plan common in Korea. Then we extract the metadata items in astructured manner. To manage the items efficiently, we develop a data model for spatial informationaccording to the concept of ‘Structured Floor Plan’. For exploiting the metadata, this research showsseveral possibilities of query operations to present a set of sample queries about LDKLiving room Dining room Kitchen. Implementation of the prototype system is divided into three parts 1 amodeling module, Vitruvis 2 an indexing module, SpaceCore and 3 a browsing module.
