Conceptual Modeling for Traditional and Spatio-Temporal Applications The MADS Approach /

• Main Authors: Parent, Christine (Author), Spaccapietra, Stefano (Author), Zimányi, Esteban (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Earth sciences.; Data structures (Computer science).; Database management.; Computer simulation.; Application software.; Geographical information systems.; Computer Science.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Simulation and Modeling.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Database Management.; Earth Sciences, general.; Computer Applications.

From environmental management to land planning and geo-marketing, the number of application domains that may greatly benefit from using data enriched with spatio-temporal features is expanding very rapidly. Unfortunately, development of new spatio-temporal applications is hampered by the lack of con...

Table of Contents:

• The MADS Data Model
• The Risks Management Application
• MADS Data Types
• The MADS Query and Manipulation Languages
• From Conceptual Design to Logical Design
• Related Works
• Conclusion.