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A conceptual model for the representation of statistical data in geographical information systems

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Statistical and Scientific Database Management (SSDBM 1988)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 339))

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In this paper we are concerned with the problem of the representation of statistical-scientific data in the field of geographical information systems. Our approach allows the modeling of both the descriptive and the spatial-geometric aspects of information. This ensures: (1) an easier formulation of statistical queries cointaining references to geographical attributes of data, (2) a way for an easy linking between statistical data and their geographical reference. We discuss the problem of modeling geographical data from a conceptual point of view: in this framework we show that it is possible to consider only the topological aspect of geographical information. We show that this allows to deal in a natural way with queries involving metrics via a suitable reduction to topological queries.

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  1. Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica-C.N.R., Roma, Italy

    G. Gambosi

  2. Istituto di Studi sulla Ricerca e Documentazione Scientifica-C.N.R., Roma, Italy

    E. Nardelli

  3. Dipartimento di Informatica ed Applicazioni, Università di Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    M. Talamo

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  1. G. Gambosi
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Maurizio Rafanelli John C. Klensin Per Svensson

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Gambosi, G., Nardelli, E., Talamo, M. (1989). A conceptual model for the representation of statistical data in geographical information systems. In: Rafanelli, M., Klensin, J.C., Svensson, P. (eds) Statistical and Scientific Database Management. SSDBM 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 339. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027519

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