Title :
A geometric framework for specifying spatiotemporal objects
Author :
Chomicki, Jan ; Revesz, Peter Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Monmouth Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a framework for specifying spatiotemporal objects using spatial and temporal objects, and a geometric transformation. We define a number of classes of spatiotemporal objects and study their closure properties
Keywords :
formal specification; object-oriented databases; temporal databases; temporal logic; visual databases; closure properties; geometric framework; geometric transformation; spatiotemporal object specification; temporal objects; Cities and towns; Computer science; History; Image databases; Marine vehicles; Spatial databases; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Temporal Representation and Reasoning, 1999. TIME-99. Proceedings. Sixth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0173-7
DOI :
10.1109/TIME.1999.777970
