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DISTIL: A design support environment for conceptual modeling of spatio-temporal requirements

  • Sudha Ram
  • , Richard T. Snodgrass
  • , Vijay Khatri
  • , Yousub Hwang

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Abstract

We describe DISTIL (DIstributed design of SpaTIo-temporaL data), a web-based conceptual modeling prototype system that can help capture the semantics of spatio-temporal data. Via DISTIL, we describe an annotationbased approach that divides spatio-temporal conceptual design into two steps: first capture the current reality of an application using a conventional conceptual model without considering the spatial aspects, and only then annotate the schema with the spatio-temporal semantics of the application. A database development team can use DISTIL to capture and validate their spatiotemporal data requirements. Using DISTIL we demonstrate that the annotation based approach for capturing spatio-temporal requirements is straightforward to implement, satisfies ontology-based and cognition-based requirements, and integrates seamlessly into the existing database design methodologies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConceptual Modeling — ER 2001 20th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling Yokohama, Proceedings
EditorsHideko S. Kunii, Sushil Jajodia, Arne Solvberg
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages70-83
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)3540428666, 9783540428664
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Event20th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2001 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: Nov 27 2001Nov 30 2001

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume2224
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other20th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2001
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period11/27/0111/30/01

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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