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Spatio-Temporal Indexing Techniques

Spatio-Temporal Indexing Techniques

Michael Vassilakopoulos, Antonio Corral
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781605662428|ISBN10: 1605662429|EISBN13: 9781605662435
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-242-8.ch029
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Vassilakopoulos, Michael, and Antonio Corral. "Spatio-Temporal Indexing Techniques." Handbook of Research on Innovations in Database Technologies and Applications: Current and Future Trends, edited by Viviana E. Ferraggine, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 260-268. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-242-8.ch029

APA

Vassilakopoulos, M. & Corral, A. (2009). Spatio-Temporal Indexing Techniques. In V. Ferraggine, J. Doorn, & L. Rivero (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Innovations in Database Technologies and Applications: Current and Future Trends (pp. 260-268). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-242-8.ch029

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Vassilakopoulos, Michael, and Antonio Corral. "Spatio-Temporal Indexing Techniques." In Handbook of Research on Innovations in Database Technologies and Applications: Current and Future Trends, edited by Viviana E. Ferraggine, Jorge Horacio Doorn, and Laura C. Rivero, 260-268. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-242-8.ch029

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Abstract

Time and space are ubiquitous aspects of reality. Temporal and Spatial information appear together in many everyday activities, and many information systems of modern life should be able to handle such information. For example, information systems for traffic control, fleet management, environmental management, military applications, local and public administration, and academic institutions need to manage information with spatial characteristics that changes over time, or in other words, Spatio-temporal Information. The need for Spatio-temporal applications has been strengthened by recent developments in mobile telephony technology, mobile computing, positioning technology, and the evolution of the World Wide Web. Research and technology that aim at the development of Database Management Systems (DBMSs) that can handle Spatial, Temporal, and Spatio-temporal information have been developed over the last few decades. The embedding of spatio-temporal capabilities in DBMSs and GISs is a hot research area that will continue to attract researchers and the informatics industry in the years to come.

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