Geographic Information Systems, A Database Challenge for the 90's
Summary: Frames GIS as a database challenge: integrating spatial, attribute, text, imagery, and statistical data for world modeling and geophysical simulation. Calls for distributed architectures addressing scale, communication, reliability, and remote visualization. (summarized by gpt-5.6-luna on Jul 24 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Ekow Otoo (Carleton University)
- 2. Ron Lake (MacDonald Dettwiler)
- 3. Wo-Shun Luk (Simon Fraser University)
- 4. Tim H. Merrett (McGill University)
- 5. Hanan Samet (University of Maryland)
BibTeX Citation
@article{otoo_vldb92,
title = {{Geographic Information Systems, A Database Challenge for the 90's}},
author = {Otoo, Ekow and Lake, Ron and Luk, Wo-Shun and Merrett, Tim H. and Samet, Hanan},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '92},
pages = {263},
year = {1992}
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