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      A Survey of Query Languages for Geographic Information Systems

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      Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh (IDS-3)
      Interfaces to Databases
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            Abstract

            This paper presents a survey of query languages dedicated to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Five categories of query languages can be identified : (1) natural languages, (2) extensions of SQL, (3) tabular languages : use of skeletons or forms, (4) graphical languages : use of symbols, which are only graphical conventions (like in the entity-relationship diagrams) and (5) visual languages : use of visual metaphors (e.g., icons, blackboard metaphor and map-overlay metaphor). The principles of each of them are presented. Respective strengths and weaknesses are pointed out, based on a set of predefined queries. The main objective of this paper is to present the state of the art of research work in a domain which is suitable for graphical querying. The last part of this paper describes hypermedia techniques.

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            Conference
            July 1996
            July 1996
            : 1-14
            Affiliations
            [0001]Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes d’Information

            Université Lyon I, France
            [0002]Laboratoire d’Informatique, Ecole d’Ingénieurs en Informatique pour l’Industrie

            Université de Tours, France
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            10.14236/ewic/IDS1996.1
            76b5d33e-9c93-4619-b873-a345085c9f0b
            © Marie-Aude Aufaure-Portier et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh

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            Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh
            IDS-3
            3
            Edinburgh
            8-10 July 1996
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Interfaces to Databases
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction

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