Objective The general objective of the project is to define the main features and principles of a next-generation architecture for geographical information system (GIS) applications. The main aims are to: - characterise user requirements - define data models and query languages which support an adequate modelling of the geographical domain as well as powerful selection and manipulation capabilities and effective user-system communication - develop new architectural concepts to integrate, for example, the treatment of networks and heterogeneous collections of objects - design efficient data structures and algorithms which make it possible to obtain an efficient treatment and retrieval of information at the physical level.APPROACH AND METHODS The approach will be to: - Identify typical user requirements. - Provide advanced data models and query languages for spatial information and investigate interaction with spatial data management systems via user-system communication mechanisms. - Provide tools for the cooperation between various application software systems and different spatial data management services. - Provide efficient mechanisms for the management of data with multiple representations and for the maintenance of intersystem dependencies. - Provide efficient data structures and algorithms for the management of large amounts of geometric information. The results obtained will be assessed in a prototyping and case study activity involving case studies conducted in cooperation with end-users in real-life applications. POTENTIAL Results from the project will provide better theoretical foundations and more validated practical basis for the implementation in commercial GIS of the advanced functionalities increasingly required. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem software Programme(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Address Piazzale aldo moro 5 00185 Roma Italy See on map EU contribution No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rheinstraße 10-12 79104 Freiburg See on map Other funding No data Algotech Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via appia nuova 310 00183 Roma See on map Other funding No data EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Eth-zentrum 8092 Zurich See on map Other funding No data Fernuniversität Gesamthochschule Hagen Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Elberfelder straße 95 58095 Hagen See on map Other funding No data Institut Géographique National France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 136 rue de grenelle 75007 Paris See on map Other funding No data Institut National de Recherches en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Domaine de voluceau rocquencourt 78153 Le chesnay See on map Other funding No data NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Iroon polytechniou street, 5 15773 Athenes zografou See on map Other funding No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT WIEN-IAIS Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Paniglglasse, 16 1040 Wien See on map Other funding No data UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DELL'AQUILA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address 67100 L'aquila See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
