Abstract
An address is a specification that refers to a unique location on Earth. While there has been a considerable amount of research on the syntactic structure of addressing systems in order to evaluate and improve their quality, aspects of semantics and pragmatics have been less explored. An address is primarily associated by humans to the elements of their spatial mental representations, but may also influence their spatial knowledge and activities through the level of detail it provides. Therefore, it is not only important how addressing components are structured, but it is also of interest to study their meaning as well as the pragmatics in relation to an interpreting agent. This article studies three forms of addresses (i.e., structured as in Austria, semi-formal as in Japan, and descriptive as in Iran) under the principles of semiotics (i.e., through levels of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics). Syntax is discussed through formal definitions of the addressing systems, while semantics and pragmatics are assessed through an agent-based model to explore how they influence spatial knowledge acquisition and growth.
Highlights
An address is a specification that refers to a unique location on Earth [1]
Syntax is discussed through formal definitions of the addressing systems, while semantics and pragmatics are evaluated with an eye on the level of spatial information they provide for both human and computer, whether directly or by spatial reasoning
This article introduced the idea of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of addressing systems: the syntax of an address affects the accuracy of its automated geocoding, while its semantics and pragmatics relate to how much it is interpretable by humans, and how much it corresponds to the elements of their spatial mental representations
Summary
Syntax is discussed through formal definitions of the addressing systems, while semantics and pragmatics are evaluated with an eye on the level of spatial information they provide for both human and computer, whether directly or by spatial reasoning To this end, the concepts of addressing systems as well as the components people often use for addressing were investigated. Consider the following two example addresses in order to better expose the article’s point of viewC: o“Gnsuidssehratuhsestfroalslsoew2i7n,g10tw40oVeixeanmnap”lereafedrdsrteossthese ianddorredsesrotfothbeetVteiernenxapoUsneivtheresiatrytiocfleT’escphonionltogoyf veixepwre: s“sGedusisnhtahuesAsturasstrsiea2n7a,d1d04re0sVsiinegnnsyas”treemfe(ris.et.o, uthsienagdtdhreesstsroufcttuhreeV“isetnreneatNUanmievebrusilidtyinogfNToe,cdhisntorilcotgNyo expressed in the Austrian addressing system Compare this with “Tehran, North Kargar Ave., 100 m above Jalal Blvd., after post office, No 63”, which refers to the address of Tehran University in an unstructured descriptive fashion.
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