Geographic Databases and GIS

The author highlights the technological aspects of GIS. Specifically, it focuses on its database and database management system. The methodologies for modeling and handling geographic data are described while commercial packages are presented.

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1) Geographic Data and Geographic Information Systems
The nature of geographic data; Information system; Geographic Informatioan Systems;
2) Database Systems Technology
Database systems; Database systems design; Advanced database systems design; Data structure and algorithms
3)Geographic Database Systems Technology
Representation of geographic data; Geographic data models; Geographic data analysis operations; Computational geometry; Spatial data structure; Executing geographic operations; Commercial geographic database systems; Current technological developments.