... relative space- time view 14
2.7 Choosing the view for a GIS 16
2.8 Time geography 16
2.9 Time geography and GIS 19
2.10 Main elements of a space- time path 20
2.10.1 State as an element of the space- time ... 7
2 Concepts of space and time 9
2.1 The space- dominant view 9
2.2 The time- dominant view 11
2.3 The absolute space- time view 12
2.4 The relative...
... in space and time, i.e. the
space- time path (relative space- time view). However, by having space and time as
orthogonal dimensions, Time Geography requires the absolute view of space and
time. ... between the absolute
and relative views of space and time can be devised in GIS. Besides, the whole rationale
of the Time Geography approach is the insepara...
... relationship
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Snodgrass and Ahn (1985, 19 86) have also demonstrated the existence of a true
orthogonality between transaction time and valid time which allows ... prospect of an object-oriented design method. His method
improves the concepts of object orientation and their respective notations as a whole,
overlapping with th...
... nearness of states and
events on the space- time path of a lifespan of an entity.
The demise circumstance characterises the closure of a space- time path. It can
occur on the space- time path at any time ... chapter.
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feasibility of applying object-oriented methods to the problem of handling space and
time in GIS...
... examples of how space- time paths can be created by
a user. The states and events designed in the STDM are visualised as edit menus
within the system. This allows a better understanding of how space- time ... in
Figure 6. 7 Execution of the evolution tracking scenario—stage 3
Figure 6. 9 Execution of the update scenario—stage 1
Figure 6. 10 Execution of the update scenari...
... data model capture the synergy
between space and time of a space- time path in Time Geography. In terms of STDM,
spatio-temporal data types offer the advantage of defining object classes with
properties ... simultaneously defined in space and time (2D space, time) . An
event in space and time can be defined as (point, point). Otherwise an event having
a certain...