Spatial Data Management In Database Systems: Research Directions

Realms: A foundation for spatial data types in database systems p. 14 A canonical model for a class of areal spatial objects p. 36 Strong integration of spatial domains and operators in a relational database system p. 53 The transformation technique for spatial objects revisited p. 73 A paging scheme for pointer-based quadtrees p. 89 A hierarchical spatial index for cell complexes p. 105 On optimal multiversion access structures p. 123 Concurrent accesses to R-trees p. 142 A spatial data model and a topological sweep algorithm for map overlay p. 162 An optimal quadtree translation algorithm p. 178 Database support for multidimensional discrete data p. 191 From extensible databases to interoperability between multiple databases and GIS applications p. 207 Interoperability of spatial and attribute data managers: A case study p. 239 GeO2: Why objects in a geographical DBMS? p. 264 A small set of formal topological relationships suitable for end-user interaction p. 277 Qualitative and topological relationships in spatial databases p. 296 Topological relations between regions in R[superscript 2] and Z[superscript 2] p. 316 Query-adaptive data space partitioning using variable-size storage clusters p. 337 A storage and access architecture for efficient query processing in spatial database systems p. 357 Query processing of spatial objects: Complexity versus redundancy p. 377 The SEQUOIA 2000 project p. 397 Neighborhood query and analysis with GeoSAL, a spatial database language p. 413 Application of a reciprocal confluence tree unit to similar-picture retrieval p. 437 Deduction and deductive databases for geographic data handling p. 443 Representing expectations in spatial information systems: A case study p. 465 Volumes from overlaying 3-D triangulations in parallel p. 477 A declarative, object-oriented interface to a solid modeler p. 490 Indexing on spherical surfaces using semi-quadcodes p. 510