Spatial databases with application to GIS

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rigaux, Philippe (-)
Otros Autores: Scholl, Michel O., 1943-, Voisard, Agnes
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers c2002.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems.
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Sumario: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 Orac
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (441 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-394).
ISBN:9781281078032
9786611078034
9780080517469
9780585456539