GI_Forum 2015, Volume 3 Journal for Geographic Information Science
Geospatial Minds for Society
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GI_Forum 2015, Volume 3 Journal for Geographic Information Science
Geospatial Minds for Society ISSN 2308-1708 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-87907-558-4 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7826-2 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/giscience2015
GI_Forum, 2015Volume 3 2015, 645 pages Print edition is available at Wichmann-Verlag, Berlin
Stephan van Gasselt,
Andrea Nass
Time and Geology in Geographic Information Systems: Some Formalism for Describing Temporal Events ()
S. 199 - 208doi:10.1553/giscience2015s199 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: Since first concepts and prototypes for integrated geographic information systems (GIS) have been designed, incorporation of time has always been a matter of research, philosophical debate, and development of innovative ideas. Commercially available informationsystem packages usually do not provide support for time integration in a satisfactory way, as their design follows a cartographic 2.5D-model approach. This shortcoming is particularly problematic when designing GIS data models for geologic (map) data, which are spatially 3D, and – by definition – temporal, as geology is all about connecting time and space to physical units. Despite its time-relevance, classical GIS-based geologic data models cannot implement time and temporal information, which is usually hard-wired into relations as attribute values. Consequently, and due to this structural problem, data integrity can be at risk, time queries are not possible, and the full potential of working with geologic map data cannot be unlocked. We herein discuss basic ontologic concepts of time in geology, and incorporate these aspects in order to provide ideas and potential solutions of approaching time in GIS-integrated data models. Published Online: 2015/06/26 08:46:56 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003249fb Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
The Journal for Geographic Information Science issue 1-2015 presents peer-reviewed papers
presented at the Geoinformatics
Forum (www.gi-forum.org), held in Salzburg from July 7-10,
2015. The annual GI_Forum symposium provides a platform for dialogue among geospatial minds
in an ongoing effort to support the creation of an informed GISociety.
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