thesis/work_report/propositions.tex

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Propositions accompanying the thesis
{\Large\fanciestfont{}Higher-dimensional modelling of geographic information}
by
{\Large Ken Arroyo Ohori}
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% About thesis
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Using higher-dimensional topological data structures, many difficult problems can be flattened to equivalent---but conceptually simpler---problems on graphs. [\emph{This thesis}]
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Two representations will come to dominate geographic information of any dimension: point clouds and space subdivisions. [\emph{This thesis}]
% Representing roads as lines and buildings as unconstrained soups of faces will soon seem as anachronistic as wireframe models.
% Side topics / GIS in general
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Computational methods will replace geoscientific methods in almost every GIS application:
\emph{fast reasonable approximations} on large noisy datasets will increasingly trump \emph{slow optimal solutions} on a few carefully acquired data points.
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A lack of concern for geometric and topological correctness is the main reason behind the lack of successful applications for general-purpose 3D models.
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In computer science, it is almost always better to speak of research objectives than research questions.
% Science & thesis
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There is no such thing as a predatory publisher, only predatory metrics used to gauge the value of a scientist.
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In the future, peer review will be conducted post publication.
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Good academic writing advice encourages clarity and expressiveness as much as it discourages formulaic constructions.
% Politics
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Innovation in internet services will occur in countries that enshrine net neutrality in law.
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The results of research performed at public universities or using public funds ought to be released into the public domain.
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These propositions are regarded as opposable and defendable, and have been approved as such by the promotor Prof.\ dr.\ J.\ Stoter and the copromotor Dr.\ H.\ Ledoux.
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