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A Spatiotemporal Model as the Basis for a Persistent GIS

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Persistent Object Systems: Design, Implementation, and Use (POS 2000)

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Abstract

Most spatiotemporal systems are implemented on relational DBMSs, and are limited in terms of the types of data and queries they support. We present a persistent environment based on an abstract model of space and time, that can be used for faster development of better quality GIS (Geographical Information Systems).

The architecture we propose is flexible, dynamic, and easy to use; implemented in PJama (a persistent Java), it exploits the benefits of object-orientation and orthogonal persistence and extends this with a framework of classes for effectively modeling and accessing spatiotemporal data sets. This paper gives an overview of the underlying model and its real-isation in a PJama object architecture, and outlines the benefits we perceived in experiments building prototype marine biology applications.

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  1. University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Erik Voges & Sonia Berman

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  1. School of Computer Science, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, UK

    Graham N. C. Kirby  & Alan Dearle  & 

  2. Simula Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 1080, Blindern, 0316, Oslo, Norway

    Dag I. K. Sjøberg

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Voges, E., Berman, S. (2001). A Spatiotemporal Model as the Basis for a Persistent GIS. In: Kirby, G.N.C., Dearle, A., Sjøberg, D.I.K. (eds) Persistent Object Systems: Design, Implementation, and Use. POS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2135. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45498-5_5

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