Spatial Databases

With Application to GIS
2. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-55860-588-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1107 g

Spatial Databases is the first unified, in-depth treatment of special techniques for dealing with spatial data, particularly in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). This book surveys various techniques, such as spatial data models, algorithms, and indexing methods, developed to address specific features of spatial data that are not adequately handled by mainstream DBMS technology.

The book also reviews commercial solutions to geographic data handling: ArcInfo, ArcView, and Smallworld GISs; and two extensions to the relational model, PostgreSQL and Oracle Spatial. The authors examine these underlying GIS technologies, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and consider specific uses for which each product is best suited.

Zielgruppe

Database developers; Geographers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rigaux, Philippe

Scholl, Michel

Voisard, Agnès

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Zeichen- und Zahlendarstellungen
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 AN INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DATABASES2 REPRESENTATION OF SPATIAL OBJECTS3 LOGICAL MODELS AND QUERY LANGUAGES4 THE CONSTRAINT DATA MODEL5 COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY6 SPATIAL ACCESS METHODS7 QUERY PROCESSING8 COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS

Über Autor(innen)

Scholl, Michel
Michel Scholl is a Professor of Computer Science at CNAM and a Senior Researcher at INRIA (French Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique). His recent work has focused on spatial databases and digital libraries.

Rigaux, Philippe
Philippe Rigaux is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers), where his work focuses on spatial applications for database systems.

Voisard, Agnès
Agnès Voisard is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Free University of Berlin and a System Architect at Kivera, Inc. Her research interests include data models for geographic and environmental information systems, interoperability in information systems, and navigation systems.