Efficient implementation techniques for topological predicates on complex spatial objects

GeoInformatica

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-356

  Praing, Reasey ^a   Schneider, Markus ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex spatial object; Evaluation phase; Exploration phase; Matrix thinning; Minimum cost decision tree; Nine intersection matrix characterization; Predicate determination; Predicate verification; Spatial database; Topological feature vector; Topological predicate

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATION; BIONICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DECISION TREES; INTERSECTIONS; LINGUISTICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; QUERY LANGUAGES; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; SPECIFICATIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VECTORS;

(0 , 1) VECTORS; BUSINESS MEDIA; COGNITIVE SCIENCES; EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION METHODS; EVALUATION PHASE; EXPLORATION PHASE; GENERAL (CO); GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERSECTION MODEL; LANGUAGES (TRADITIONAL); LONG TIME; MATRIX CHARACTERIZATIONS; MINIMUM COSTS; PUBLIC DOMAINS; RELATIVE POSITIONING; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DATABASE SYSTEMS; SPATIAL INDEX STRUCTURES; SPATIAL OBJECTS; SPATIAL REASONING; SPRINGER (CO); TOPOLOGICAL FEATURES; TOPOLOGICAL PREDICATES; TOPOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS; TWO PHASES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D);

TOPOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATABASE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GIS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LINE TRANSECT; MATRIX; OPTIMIZATION; SPATIAL DATA; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 46949085280     PISSN: 13846175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10707-007-0035-y     Document Type: Article

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