Conceptual and application issues in the implementation of object-oriented GIS

The adoption of object-oriented technology for spatial data modeling is becoming a significant trend in GIS. This research explores the concepts of Object-Oriented GIS (OOGIS) and illustrates its versatility in two case studies. OOGIS provides a feature-based, intuitive representation of real world features. The study emphasizes the fundamental concepts of inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation in OOGIS and explores schema design, long transactions, and versioning. Further, the study discusses the advantages of OOGIS in the management and analysis of geospatial data. The case studies demonstrate both the conceptual basis of OOGIS and specific functionality including behavior, methods, versioning, long transactions and data locking. OOGIS demonstrates many advantages over the traditional entity-relationship model in database maintenance and functionality.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geology and Geography

Year dc:date.available

2003

Author dc:creator

• Bennett, Janette Elizabeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Trevor Harris.
• Gregory Elmes
• Timothy Warner

• Geography
• Computer science
• Information science

Identifier

https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/881

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-1884