A multigranular object-oriented framework supporting spatio-temporal granularity conversions

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 511-534

  Camossi, Elena ^a   Bertolotto, Michela ^b   Bertino, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granularity conversions; Spatial and temporal granularities; Spatio temporal object oriented databases

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; GIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646778157     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810600607451     Document Type: Article

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