Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems

Robert Laurini, Derek Thompson (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

680 Seiten

1992
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-438380-7 (ISBN)

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The study and application of spatial information systems have been developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences. This book approaches the subject from the perspectives of informatics and geography, presenting methods of conceptual modeling developed in computer science that offer aids for resolving spatial problems.

The study and application of spatial information systems have been developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences. These systems have the principle functions of capturing, storing, representing, manipulating, and displaying data in 2-D and 3-D worlds. This book approaches its subject from the perspectives of informatics and geography, presenting methods of conceptual modeling developed in computer science that provide valuable aids for resolving spatial problems. This book is an essential textbook for both students and practitioners. It is indispensable for academic geographers, computer scientists, and the GIS professional.

Robert Laurini is a world-renowned specialist in geographic information systems on which he has written several books and more than 200 papers. His research focuses on geographic knowledge and rule engineering for smart cities and territorial intelligence.

Introduction to the Spatial Context:
Geomatics.
Introduction to Spatial Information Systems.
Needs.
Purposes and Types of Spatial Problem.
Semantics.
Objects, Surfaces, Data.
Geometries For Spatial Data:
Geometries.
Position, Representation, Dimensions.
Topology.
Graphs, Areas, Ordering.
Tessellations.
Regular and Irregular Cells, Hierarchies.
Manipulations.
Interpolations, Geometric Operations, Transformations.
Spatial Analysis.
Attribute Data, Modelling, Integration.
Conceptual Modelling for Spatial Data:
Design for Information Systems.
Methodologies, Issues.
Spaghetti: Conceptual Modelling of Line-Oriented Objects.
Pizza: Conceptual Modelling for Areas and Volumes.
Spatial Object Modelling.
Views, Integration, Complexities.
Spatial Data Retrieval and Reasoning:
Algebras.
Relational and Peano Tuple.
Spatial Queries.
Types, Algorithms.
Access and Quality: Spatial Indices and Integrity Constraints.
Hypermedia.
Multimedia Spatial Information Systems and Hypermaps.
Spatial Knowledge.
Intelligent Spatial Information Systems.
Afterword.
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.3.1992
Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	1110 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-12-438380-7 / 0124383807
ISBN-13	978-0-12-438380-7 / 9780124383807
Zustand	Neuware