A hierarchical spatio-temporal data model for dynamic monitoring of land use
Hao Wang, Yaolin Liu · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2007
Dynamic monitoring of land use is a perennial and persistent process now in Shanghai. Therefore, the cumulated amount of monitoring data will be very large. It is an exigent problem how to manage and use this data effectively. The key issue is finding a suitable spatio-temporal data model that must take into account space, time and attribute factor adequately. In dynamic monitoring of land use, it is change that is of direct interest. With analyzing the feature of land use dynamic monitoring and the shortage of some spatio-temporal data models when they are used in the field, this paper proposes a Hierarchical Spatio-Temporal Data Model (HSDM) that stores elements of change and makes these available for direct query and analysis.