Fundamentals of spatial information systems. (1992)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Laurini and Derek Thompson.
• Other Names: Laurini, Robert; Thompson, Derek, 1938-
• Contents: Introduction to the Spatial Context: ; Geomatics; Introduction to Spatial Information Systems; Needs; Purposes and Types of Spatial Problem; Semantics; Objects, Surfaces, Data; Geometries For Spatial Data: ; Geometries; Position, Representation, Dimensions; Topology; Graphs, Areas, Ordering; Tessellations; Regular and Irregular Cells, Hierarchies; Manipulations; Interpolations, Geometric Operations, Transformations; Spatial Analysis; Attribute Data, Modelling, Integration; Conceptual Modelling for Spatial Data: ; Design for Information Systems; Methodologies, Issues; Spaghetti: Conceptual Modelling of Line-Oriented Objects; Pizza: Conceptual Modelling for Areas and Volumes; Spatial Object Modelling; Views, Integration, Complexities; Spatial Data Retrieval and Reasoning: ; Algebras; Relational and Peano Tuple; Spatial Queries; Types, Algorithms; Access and Quality: Spatial Indices and Integrity Constraints; Hypermedia; Multimedia Spatial Information Systems and Hypermaps; Spatial Knowledge; Intelligent Spatial Information Systems; Afterword; Index.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Extent: 1 online resource (680 pages)
• Subjects: 307.12; Geographic information systems; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Geography; Systèmes d'information géographique; Cartographie; Géographie; Systèmes d'information; Traitement de l'information; Analyse spatiale; Geographic information systems; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Geography; Cartografia; Processamento de dados; Geografische informatiesystemen; Ruimtelijke gegevens
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080924205; 0080924204
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.