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Author Rigaux, Philippe.

Title Spatial databases : with application to GIS / Philippe Rigaux, Michel Scholl, Agnes Voisard.

Publication Info. San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, [2002]
©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 410 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems
Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-394).
Contents 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DATABASES -- 2 REPRESENTATION OF SPATIAL OBJECTS -- 3 LOGICAL MODELS AND QUERY LANGUAGES -- 4 THE CONSTRAINT DATA MODEL -- 5 COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY -- 6 SPATIAL ACCESS METHODS -- 7 QUERY PROCESSING -- 8 COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS.
An introduction to spatial databases -- Representation of spatial objects -- Logical models and query languages -- The constraint data model -- Computational geometry -- Spatial access methods -- Query processing -- Commercial systems.
Summary 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. * Examines the strengths of various query languages and approaches to query processing. * Explains the use of computational geometry in spatial databases GISs, providing necessary background and an in-depth look at key algorithms. * Covers spatial access methods, including the R-tree and several space-driven structures, and is filled with dozens of helpful illustrations.
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Subject Geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Scholl, Michel O., 1943-
Voisard, Agnès.
Other Form: Print version: Rigaux, Philippe. Spatial databases. San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, ©2002 1558605886 (DLC) 2001029409 (OCoLC)46538719
ISBN 0585456534 (electronic book)
9780585456539 (electronic book)
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