基于Geodatabase模型的空间数据库设计方法

近年来,利用空间数据库存储和管理空间数据,成为GIS领域研究的热点问题,其关键是空间数据库的设计。针对这方面研究相对较少的现状,作者以Geodatabase空间数据库设计为例,对空间数据库设计过程中所涉及到的关键技术和疑难问题进行了论述,提出了分析数据、选择模型、划分实体、确定关联、映射转换等设计步骤中需要遵循的设计原则,强调了CASE工具与UML建模在空间数据库设计中的重要作用。

Spatial Database Design and Realization Based on Geodatabase

In recent years, how to use spatial database to store and manage spatial data has become a hot topic in the field of GIS. However, the study on spatial database structure design has been ignored relatively. Most investigations just emphasize the realization of special application of softwares which are relative to spatial database. Accordingly the author carried out a comprehensive and in depth discussion about the related questions in this article, including the difference between spatial database and general database, the key technology and frequently asked questions while building spatial database. In this article many important thoughts and rules for the different design stages are put forward and the importance of standardized design is also emphasized. In the structure realization stage, a detailed treatise about how to scheme out a perfect Geodatabase with CASE tools has been given. The facts proved the importance of UML and CASE tools in the design of spatial database.