Advanced Data Warehouse Design From Conventional to Spatial and Temporal Applications /

• Main Authors: Malinowski, Elzbieta (Author), Zimányi, Esteban (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Data-Centric Systems and Applications
• Subjects: Computer science.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Earth sciences.; Data structures (Computer science).; Database management.; Geographical information systems.; Computer Science.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Database Management.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; IT in Business.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Earth Sciences, general.

A data warehouse stores large volumes of historical data required for analytical purposes. This data is extracted from operational databases; transformed into a coherent whole using a multidimensional model that includes measures, dimensions, and hierarchies; and loaded into a data warehouse during...

Table of Contents:

• to Databases and Data Warehouses
• Conventional Data Warehouses
• Spatial Data Warehouses
• Temporal Data Warehouses
• Designing Conventional Data Warehouses
• Designing Spatial and Temporal Data Warehouses
• Conclusions and Future Work.