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Spatial Online Analytical Processing (SOLAP): Concepts, Architectures, and Solutions from a Geomatics Engineering Perspective

Spatial Online Analytical Processing (SOLAP): Concepts, Architectures, and Solutions from a Geomatics Engineering Perspective

Yvan Bedard, Sonia Rivest, Marie-Josée Proulx
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781599043647|ISBN10: 1599043645|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781599043654|EISBN13: 9781599043661
DOI: 10.4018/987-1-59904-364-7.ch013
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Bedard, Yvan, et al. "Spatial Online Analytical Processing (SOLAP): Concepts, Architectures, and Solutions from a Geomatics Engineering Perspective." Data Warehouses and OLAP: Concepts, Architectures and Solutions, edited by Robert Wrembel and Christian Koncilia, IGI Global, 2007, pp. 298-319. https://doi.org/10.4018/987-1-59904-364-7.ch013

APA

Bedard, Y., Rivest, S., & Proulx, M. (2007). Spatial Online Analytical Processing (SOLAP): Concepts, Architectures, and Solutions from a Geomatics Engineering Perspective. In R. Wrembel & C. Koncilia (Eds.), Data Warehouses and OLAP: Concepts, Architectures and Solutions (pp. 298-319). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/987-1-59904-364-7.ch013

Chicago

Bedard, Yvan, Sonia Rivest, and Marie-Josée Proulx. "Spatial Online Analytical Processing (SOLAP): Concepts, Architectures, and Solutions from a Geomatics Engineering Perspective." In Data Warehouses and OLAP: Concepts, Architectures and Solutions, edited by Robert Wrembel and Christian Koncilia, 298-319. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2007. https://doi.org/10.4018/987-1-59904-364-7.ch013

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Abstract

It is recognized that 80% of data have a spatial component (ex. street address, place name, geographic coordinates, map coordinates). Having the possibilities to display data on maps, to compare maps of different phenomena or epochs, and to combine maps with tables and statistical charts allows one to get more insights into spatial datasets. Furthermore, performing fast spatio-temporal analysis, interactively exploring the data by drilling on maps similarly to drilling on tables and charts, and easily synchronizing such operations among these views is nowadays required by more and more users. This can be done by combining Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP), paving the way to “SOLAP” (Spatial OLAP). The present chapter focuses on the spatial characteristics of SOLAP from a geomatics engineering point of view: concepts, architectures, tools and remaining challenges.

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