Title :
A spatial data cube concept to support data analysis in environmental epidemiology
Author :
Kamp, V. ; Sitzmann, L. ; Wiete, F.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Inf., Oldenburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The project CARLOS (Cancer Registry Lower-Saxony) developed the Epidemiological and Statistical Data Exploration System (CARESS) to support multidimensional analysis of health data. The system is based on an architecture that focuses on extensive interoperability between a database management system and several analysis and visualisation tools. As spatial and statistical aspects of the data play an important role, CARESS provides special support for the integration of both
Keywords :
data visualisation; health care; medical information systems; statistical analysis; visual databases; CARLOS; Cancer Registry Lower-Saxony; Epidemiological and Statistical Data Exploration System; data analysis; database management system; environmental epidemiology; health data; interoperability; multidimensional analysis; spatial data cube concept; visualisation tools; Cancer detection; Computer architecture; Data analysis; Database systems; Multidimensional systems; Power generation; Risk analysis; User interfaces; Visual databases; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Scientific and Statistical Database Management, 1997. Proceedings., Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Olympia, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7952-2
DOI :
10.1109/SSDM.1997.621161
