A new object-oriented approach towards gis seamless spatio-temporal data model construction

Abstract

Spatio-temporal data model has been recognized as the foundation of the description of spatiotemporal characteristic for geographic entity. In this paper we present a new way to construct seamless spatio-temporal data model and explore the spatiotemporal evolution and the data storage process for a spatial object from both space and time point of view. In addition, this data model has been used to organize and manage city cadastral information for evaluation purpose. It will improve the ability to construct, save and query integrated spatio-temporal data during the dynamic evolution process of geographic entity in our physical world. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.