Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for protecting digital spatial information. The apparatus for protecting digital spatial information according to the present invention includes a spatial information authority database which stores access authority information on spatial information, an access authority determining unit which, when there is a request for access to the spatial information from a user, determines whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information by referring to the spatial information authority database, a spatial information database, a spatial information providing unit which obtains the access-permitted spatial information from the spatial information database, organizes the information based on the user's request for access, and provides the information, and an access control unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for providing spatial contents service which includes a spatial contents insertion unit, a spatial contents generation unit, a topological relationship generation unit, and a spatial contents composition unit. The spatial contents insertion unit extracts spatial objects included in an image. The spatial contents generation unit generates primary spatial contents corresponding to the image. The topological relationship generation unit compares spatial location information of the primary spatial contents with spatial location information of one or more pieces of secondary spatial contents, and defines a spatial topological relationship between the primary spatial contents and the secondary spatial contents. The spatial contents composition unit couples or links the secondary spatial contents, which has a spatial topological relationship with the primary spatial contents, to the primary spatial contents.

Abstract: The method includes generating a 3D facility model for time-series information mapping using a 3D facility model, receiving input information on a desired time-series information type and a time-series information showing method, retrieving time-series information required to be visualized on the basis of the input information on the time-series information type and the time-series information showing method, mapping the retrieved time-series information to the generated 3D facility model according to the input time-series information showing method, and integratedly visualizing the 3D facility model and the time-series information mapped to the 3D facility model. When the apparatus and method are used, household-specific time-series information is precisely mapped and visualized to the corresponding 3D positions of a 3D spatial model, so that the time-series information in a 3D virtual city model can be integratedly visualized.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling engine using height information capable of preventing an engine from stopping according to a position of a vehicle. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information includes: a height information management unit storing a plurality of height information; and an idling controller that extracts one or more height information according to a position of the vehicle from the height information management unit to determine a slope of the vehicle and controls the idling of the vehicle according to the determination result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for automatic mash-up, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for automatic mash-up for providing new services by combining previously constructed services providing an open application programming interface (API). The automatic mash-up apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a mash-up execution unit executing a mash-up service comprised of two or more open applications; a service context inference engine unit inferring changes in service context of the mash-up service; and a mash-up management control unit reorganizing the mash-up service in accordance with an inference result of the service context inference engine unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for searching for an open API and generating a mashup block skeleton code. A method for searching for an open API and generating a mashup block skeleton code includes: storing metadata of web services and open APIs according to an integrated schema; searching for a web service or an open API corresponding to search query input from a user; extracting the metadata necessary to generate the skeleton code of the metadata of the mashup block by using the mapping relationship between the meta data of the searched web service or the searched open API and the metadata of the mashup block; and generating the skeleton code of the metadata of the mashup block by using the extracted metadata.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of providing facility information that may correct inaccurate information on a facility using site information and provide the corrected information in an augmented reality manner. A facility information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention including: a site information analyzing unit that analyzes site information to identify a site facility; a facility information searching unit that retrieves facility information corresponding to the site information; a facility information mapping unit that maps the facility information with the site facility and corrects the facility information based on a mapped result to generate corrected facility information; and an augmented reality providing unit that synthesizes the corrected facility information with the site information to generate augmented reality information.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for creating textures of a building capable of storing textures of a three-dimensional building automatically extracted/obtained from spatial information convergence contents such as photographs, moving pictures, etc., including positional information and directional information, etc. together with a three-dimensional spatial information model.

Abstract: The present invention provides a charge control method for a vehicle that can increase efficiency in the use of limited power. The charge control method, includes: determining, by charge control device, a charging capability of a charger selected in accordance with charge request information transmitted from the vehicle among a plurality of chargers positioned in an area corresponding to the vehicle; and controlling the charger to charge the vehicle with the amount of requested power corresponding to the charge request information in accordance with the charging capability.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for integrated management of spatial/geographic contents that detects spatial information from contents including spatial semantics and integrates and manages the contents in various types. The apparatus for integrated management of spatial/geographic contents includes: a storage unit that divides and stores a plurality of contents according to types of contents and stores identifiers and representative spatial information of each of the plurality of contents; an extracting unit that extracts input search information and the representative spatial information from the contents; and a managing unit that detects identifiers corresponding to the representative spatial information extracted from the search information in the extracting unit from the storage unit and detects the contents corresponding to the detected identifiers from the storage unit.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for classifying geological materials using image processing techniques. The method and apparatus classify geological materials including stones, rock samples, and rock surfaces according to type and state by sequentially applying image processing techniques, such as a color space analysis, a granulometry analysis, texture parameter extraction and texture statistics extraction, to digital images of the geological materials. Since the method and apparatus extract quantitative figures that represent an entire image region by applying various image processing techniques, such as the color space analysis, the granulometry, the texture parameter extraction and the texture statistics extraction, to the digital images of the geological materials, the geological materials can be classified, which is not possible using a conventional image processing technique.

Abstract: A system for providing geospatial information processing services using web service technologies via a network includes: one or more geospatial information databases storing therein geospatial information; a geospatial information processing service provider including one or more geospatial information processing servers having a plurality of geospatial information processing web service components for performing geospatial information processing unit functions; and a user terminal including a client software for accessing the geospatial information processing servers via the network to select one or more of the geospatial information processing web service components and transmit a user request.