Albert K. W. Yeung, G. Brent Hall

Spatial Database Systems (eBook, PDF)

Design, Implementation and Project Management

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This first of a kind book places spatial data within the broader domain of information technology (IT) while providing a comprehensive and coherent explanation of the guiding principles, methods, implementation and operational management of spatial databases within the workplace. The text explains the key concepts, issues and processes of spatial data implementation and provides a holistic management perspective that complements the technical aspects of spatial data stressed in other textbooks. In this respect, this book is unique in its coverage of spatial database principles and architecture, database modelling including UML, database and spatial data standards, spatial data infrastructure, database implementation, and workplace-oriented project management including user needs study and end user education. The text first overviews the current state of spatial information technology and it concludes with a speculative account of likely future developments. Cutting edge research andpractical workplace needs are defined and explained. Topics covered, among others, include strategies for end user education, current spatial data standards and their importance, legal issues and liabilities in the ownership and use of spatial data, spatial metadata use within distributed databases, the Internet and Web-based solutions to database deployment, quality assurance and quality control in database implementation and use, spatial decision support, and spatial data mining.

The book applies equally to senior undergraduate and graduate courses and students, as well as spatial data managers and practitioners already in the workplace. It will enhance their technical and human-resource based understanding of spatial data management. Certification courses that seek to prepare students for careers in the spatial information industry and courses targeted at enhancing needed geospatial workplace knowledge and skills will benefit greatly from its content.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 553
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402053924
• Artikelnr.: 37353573

Autorenporträt

Albert K.W. Yeung, Ontario Police College, Aylmer West, ON, Canada / G. Brent Hall, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada

Inhaltsangabe

The Current Status of Spatial Information Technology.- Database Principles and Architecture.- Concepts and Architecture of Database Systems.- Database Models and Data Modelling.- Spatial Data and Spatial Database Systems.- Spatial Data Standards and Metadata.- Spatial Data Sharing, Data Warehousing and Database Federation.- Spatial Database Implementation and Project Management.- User Education and Legal Issues of Spatial Database Systems.- User Needs Assessment and Multi-User Spatial Solutions.- Project Management for Spatial Database Implementation.- Web-Enabled Spatial Database Systems.- Spatial Data Mining And Decision Support Systems.- The Future.- Trends of Spatial Database Systems.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This book deals with the domain, design, implementation, and project management of spatial database systems. ... I found this book very interesting and useful. I believe that it could really help enhance readers' understanding of spatial data management. It is intended for students of spatial information science, as well as professionals in the workplace. ... this book could be useful to practitioners in various professions that use spatial information technology." (Georgia Garani, ACM Computing Reviews, January, 2009)