Time-Integrative Geographic Information Systems, w. CD-ROM : Management and Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Data (2001. XIII, 234 p. w. 99 figs. 24 cm)

The book deals with the integration of temporal information in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The main purpose of a historical or time-integrative GIS is to reproduce spatio-temporal processes or sequences of events of the real world in a model in such a way as to make them accessible for spatial query, analysis and visualisation. The volume reflects theoretical thoughts on the interrelations of space and time and includes practical examples taken from various fields of application (spatial/environmental analysis, demographics, history, business data warehousing). The book deals with the integration of temporal information in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The main purpose of a historical or time-integrative GIS is to reproduce spatio-temporal processes or sequences of events of the real world in a model in such a way as to make them accessible for spatial query, analysis and visualisation. The volume reflects theoretical thoughts on the interrelations of space and time and includes practical examples taken from various fields of application (spatial/environmental analysis, demographics, history, business data warehousing). From the contents:
Introduction
- Conceptualising real world entities in spatio-temporal GIS
- Integrating time in Geographic Information Systems
- Implementation of time in GIS
- Processing and analysis of temporal data inside a GIS
- The visualisation of spatio-temporal processes
- Examples
- Conclusion
- Appendix