Date of Award
Spring 5-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Computer Science
Department
Computer Science
Major Professor
Mahdi Abdelguerfi
Second Advisor
Elias Ioup
Third Advisor
Shengru Tu
Fourth Advisor
Md. Tamjidul Hoque
Abstract
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related applications of geospatial data were once a small software niche; today nearly all Internet and mobile users utilize some sort of mapping or location-aware software. This widespread use reaches beyond mere consumption of geodata; projects like OpenStreetMap (OSM) represent a new source of geodata production, sometimes dubbed “Volunteered Geographic Information.” The volume of geodata produced and the user demand for geodata will surely continue to grow, so the storage and query techniques for geospatial data must evolve accordingly.
This thesis compares three paradigms for systems that manage vector data. Over the past few decades these methodologies have fallen in and out of favor. Today, some are considered new and experimental (distributed), others nearly forgotten (flat file), and others are the workhorse of present-day GIS (relational database). Each is well-suited to some use cases, and poorly-suited to others. This thesis investigates exemplars of each paradigm.
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Recommended Citation
Toups, Matthew A., "A study of three paradigms for storing geospatial data: distributed-cloud model, relational database, and indexed flat file" (2016). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2196.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2196
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