Spatial Databases is the first unified, in-depth treatment of special techniques for dealing with spatial data, particularly in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). This book surveys various techniques, such as spatial data models, algorithms, and indexing methods, developed to address specific features of spatial data that are not adequately handled by mainstream DBMS technology.
The book also reviews commercial solutions to geographic data handling: ArcInfo, ArcView, and Smallworld GISs; and two extensions to the relational model, PostgreSQL and Oracle Spatial. The authors examine these underlying GIS technologies, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and consider specific uses for which each product is best suited.
- ISBN10 0080517463
- ISBN13 9780080517469
- Publish Date 14 May 2014 (first published 30 May 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
- Edition New ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 441
- Language English