Examines the conceptual, logical, and physical design of a GIS that can describe spatial change over time, providing a broad survey of research on spatio-temporality, the philosophy of time, temporal databases, and spatial data structuring. Includes original and previously unpublished research. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
A study into the consideration of the temporal dimension of computerized spatial data handling using GIS. The book describes the use of historical and time-variable data as explicit components of the modelling process.
