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Modeling with Pictogrammic Languages

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Spatial modeling language extension; Spatio‐temporal modeling language extension; Perceptory pictograms

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“Spatial databases” consist of large groups of data structured in a way to represent the geographic features of interest to the users of a system. Spatial database models are schematic representations of these data. Database models are created to design and document the system, to facilitate communication and to support programming. They are created using CASE tools (computer‐assisted software engineering). CASE tools support schema drawing, dictionaries and code generation. Database schemas are typically represented with a graphical language such as UML (Unified Modeling Language; see http://www.uml.org and [11]).

“Database models” can represent (1) users' real-life views of the data of interest, (2) developers' views of the potential organization of these data for a family of technologies, or (3) their final implementation on a specific platform. For example, in...

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  1. Dept of Geomatics Sciences, Centre for Research in Geomatics, Canada NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Geospatial Databases for Decision Support, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada

    Yvan Bédard & Suzie Larrivée

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  1. Yvan Bédard
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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Bédard, Y., Larrivée, S. (2008). Modeling with Pictogrammic Languages. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_812

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