: Spatial data types or algebras for database systems should (i) be fully general (which means, closed under set operations, hence e.g. a region value can be a set of polygons with...
Humans use computers to carry out tasks that neither is able to do easily alone: humans provide eyes, hands, and judgment while computers provide computation, networking, and stor...
Elsa L. Gunter, Ayesha Yasmeen, Carl A. Gunter, An...
Abstract. In this paper the focus is on object-oriented analysis of information systems. We assume that the communication within an application domain can be described by a logbook...
Non-technical users are increasingly adding structures to their data. This gives rise to the need for database design. However, traditional database design is deliberate and heavy...
Data warehouses and OLAP systems help to interactively analyze huge volume of data. This data, extracted from transactional databases, frequently contains spatial information whic...
Sandro Bimonte, Anne Tchounikine, Maryvonne Miquel