Modelling and querying geographical data warehouses |
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Authors: | Joel da Silva Anjolina G de Oliveira Robson N Fidalgo Ana Carolina Salgado Valéria C Times |
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Affiliation: | Center for Informatics, Federal University of Pernambuco, P.O. Box 7851, Recife-PE 50.732-970, Brazil |
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Abstract: | A number of proposals for integrating geographical (Geographical Information Systems—GIS) and multidimensional (data warehouse—DW and online analytical processing—OLAP) processing are found in the database literature. However, most of the current approaches do not take into account the use of a GDW (geographical data warehouse) metamodel or query language to make available the simultaneous specification of multidimensional and spatial operators. To address this, this paper discusses the UML class diagram of a GDW metamodel and proposes its formal specifications. We then present a formal metamodel for a geographical data cube and propose the Geographical Multidimensional Query Language (GeoMDQL) as well. GeoMDQL is based on well-known standards such as the MultiDimensional eXpressions (MDX) language and OGC simple features specification for SQL and has been specifically defined for spatial OLAP environments based on a GDW. We also present the GeoMDQL syntax and a discussion regarding the taxonomy of GeoMDQL query types. Additionally, aspects related to the GeoMDQL architecture implementation are described, along with a case study involving the Brazilian public healthcare system in order to illustrate the proposed query language. |
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Keywords: | SOLAP Geographical data warehouse Geographical and Multidimensional Query Language (GeoMDQL) |
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