Title :
An object-oriented data model for the intelligent support of three-dimensional objects
Author :
Krotopoulo, A. ; Spirakis, P. ; Terpou, D. ; Tsakalidis, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng. & Inf., Patras Univ., Greece
Abstract :
Proposes a powerful model, called MITOS (Model for Intelligent Three-dimensional Object Support) for the intelligent support of spatial data consisting of irregular 3D objects and their interrelations. The core novelty of the proposed data model lies in its delicate way of representing the (complicated) world of 3D objects in order to reduce its complexity. MITOS achieves this by discretizing the space, using mostly topological notions and finite sets, and by recalling geometry only when needed. On the other hand, MITOS´s objects are effectively handled by the MITOS language, which is an integration of an object-oriented programming language and a logic-based one
Keywords :
data structures; deductive databases; logic programming languages; object-oriented databases; object-oriented languages; set theory; spatial data structures; topology; visual databases; MITOS; data representation; finite sets; geometry; intelligent support; irregular 3D objects; object interrelations; object-oriented data model; object-oriented logic programming language; space discretization; spatial data; topology; Biological system modeling; Data engineering; Data models; Geometry; Humans; Object oriented databases; Object oriented modeling; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Spatial databases;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 1997. Proceedings., Eighth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8147-0
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.1997.617311
