A web-based tool for spatio-multidimensional analysis of geographic and complex data

International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 42-67

  Bimonte, Sandro ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Data Warehouse; Database Models; Geospatial Data; Spatial Database; Spatial OLAP

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX DATA; COMPLEX INFORMATION; COMPLEX MEASURES; DATABASE MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; GEO-SPATIAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; OLAP SYSTEM; SEMANTIC COMPONENTS; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DATA WAREHOUSE; SPATIAL DATABASE; SPATIAL DIMENSION; SPATIAL MEASURES; SPATIAL OLAP; VENICE LAGOON; WEB-BASED TOOLS;

DATA WAREHOUSES; SEMANTICS; VISUALIZATION;

SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

DATABASE; MODEL VALIDATION; POLLUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA; VISUALIZATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 84858071667     PISSN: 19473192     EISSN: 19473206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jaeis.2010070103     Document Type: Article

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