Print Email Facebook Twitter Modelling Higher Dimensional Data for GIS Using Generalised Maps Title Modelling Higher Dimensional Data for GIS Using Generalised Maps Author Arroyo Ohori, K. Ledoux, H. Stoter, J. Faculty OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment Department OTB Research Date 2013-06-27 Abstract Real-world phenomena have traditionally been modelled in 2D/3D GIS. However, powerful insights can be gained by integrating additional non-spatial dimensions, such as time and scale. While this integration to form higher-dimensional objects is theoretically sound, its implementation is problematic since the data models used in GIS are not appropriate. In this paper, we present our research on one possible data model/structure to represent higher-dimensional GIS datasets: generalised maps. It is formally defined, but is not directly applicable for the specific needs of GIS data, e.g. support for geometry, overlapping and disconnected regions, holes, complex handling of attributes, etc. We review the properties of generalised maps, discuss needs to be modified for higher-dimensional GIS, and describe the modifications and extensions that we have made to generalised maps. We conclude with where this research fits within our long term goal of a higher dimensional GIS, and present an outlook on future research. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:438929a8-545d-4e8d-8ed7-eef8996c4815 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3 Publisher Springer verlag Embargo date 2014-06-27 ISBN 9783642396373 Source Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 24-27, 2013 Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 7971, 2013, pp 526-539 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2013 Arroyo Ohori, K.Ledoux, H.Stoter, J. Files PDF Modelling_Higher_Dimensio ... ta_GIS.pdf 917.1 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:438929a8-545d-4e8d-8ed7-eef8996c4815/datastream/OBJ/view