A hybrid 3D spatial data structure for the integration of aboveground, ground and underground objects

Author

Shen, Jingwei ; Lv, Guonian ; Wen, Yongning ; Wu, Mingguang ; Zhang, Hongping ; Wang, Xiao

Author_Institution

Key Lab. of Virtual Geographic Environ. (Minist. of Educ.), Nanjing Normal Univ., Nanjing, China

fYear

2010

fDate

18-20 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A hybrid 3D spatial data structure for the integration of aboveground, ground and underground objects based on spatial cognition theory is proposed, which considers the space subdivision and topology completeness. Object-oriented method is used to abstract objects in real world which is defined into three levels. Geometry primitives and topology primitives are defined in this data structure. Topology is the option of the geometry. The geometry information can be coded in a binary method to store in the relation database. An experiment is designed to integrate the buildings, terrain, and geological stratification seamlessly. The data structure could express aboveground, ground and underground objects effectively.

Keywords

geography; geometry; object-oriented methods; relational databases; spatial data structures; 3D spatial data structure; geometry primitives; object-oriented method; relation database; spatial cognition theory; topology primitives; Data models; Data structures; Geology; Geometry; Object oriented modeling; Spatial databases; Three dimensional displays; Aboveground; Ground and Underground; Integration Seamlessly; Object-Oriented Method; Spatial Data Structure;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoinformatics, 2010 18th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7301-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2010.5567855

Filename

5567855