Geographic Databases and GIS
Published in August 2005
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-3-540-22491-4 (ISBN)
Description
The author highlights the technological aspects of GIS. Specifically, it focuses on its database and database management system. The methodologies for modeling and handling geographic data are described while commercial packages are presented.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Researchers, scientists, libraries, advanced students, (Geosciences, Geoinformation/Geomatics, Information Systems, Cartography, Geography, Environmental Sciences)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-540-22491-4 (9783540224914)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1) Geographic Data and Geographic Information Systems The nature of geographic data; Information system; Geographic Informatioan Systems; 2) Database Systems TechnologyDatabase systems; Database systems design; Advanced database systems design; Data structure and algorithms 3) Geographic Database Systems TechnologyRepresentation of geographic data; Geographic data models; Geographic data analysis operations; Computational geometry; Spatial data structure; Executing geographic operations; Commercial geographic database systems; Current technological developments.