Extending the GeoJSON Standard with Deontic Logic Policies

Benjamin Aziz

2025

Abstract

GeoJSON is a widely used format for encoding geographic data structures using the JSON format. It enables easy integration of spatial data in Web applications and supports various geometries like points, lines and polygons. However, its openness and simplicity can introduce safety and security challenges. Amongst these is the lack of the ability to express policy rules related to some geometry, therefore leading to potential security and safety risks for any critical geofencing solutions that use the standard. In this paper, we propose an extension to the GeoJSON standard that includes the addition of a policy element to geometric features, such that the policy consists of a set of rules that will be evaluated when the geometry is activated (i.e. stepped on, crossed over or entered/existed). We use deontic logic to express such rules, and demonstrate the usefulness of such approach to a couple of potential real-world examples.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Aziz B. (2025). Extending the GeoJSON Standard with Deontic Logic Policies. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST; ISBN 978-989-758-772-6, SciTePress, pages 133-140. DOI: 10.5220/0013673500003985

in Bibtex Style

@conference{webist25,
author={Benjamin Aziz},
title={Extending the GeoJSON Standard with Deontic Logic Policies},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST},
year={2025},
pages={133-140},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013673500003985},
isbn={978-989-758-772-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST
TI - Extending the GeoJSON Standard with Deontic Logic Policies
SN - 978-989-758-772-6
AU - Aziz B.
PY - 2025
SP - 133
EP - 140
DO - 10.5220/0013673500003985
PB - SciTePress