A review of temporal database research and its use in GIS applications |
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| Authors: | GAIL LANGRAN |
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| Institution: | Department of Geography , DP-10, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, 98915, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A great deal of recent work in computer science applies itself to temporal database design. Designers of geographical information systems (GIS) can build on this work to create a temporal GIS capability to trace geographical change and understand geographical processes. This paper reviews temporal research in information processing, contrasts various proposed temporal database designs and summarizes the problems of adapting it to GIS requirements. |
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