Extending a Natural Language Interface with Geospatial Queries

Vinitha Reddy, Kyle Neumeier, Joshua McFarlane, Jackson D. Cothren, Craig W. Thompson

Abstract: In this installation of architectural perspectives, we describe an extension of a menu-based natural language interface (MBNLI) to support geospatial queries. Our extension makes it easier for application analysts and even inexperienced users to phrase complex queries without knowing the relational database query language SQL, database schemas (table structures), spatial operators, or spatial indexes.