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Geographic XML database management system

A technology of XML database and management system, applied in the field of XML database management system and database, can solve the problem of not being enough to assist the use of shape files

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-06
SOFTWARE AG
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However, converting to a file format alone is not enough to aid in using shapefiles

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[0018] Exemplary embodiments of the method of the present invention are described below. It will be appreciated that the functionality described below can be implemented in a number of alternative ways, for example in a management system for a single XML database, in a distributed arrangement of multiple XML databases with integrated memory or external memory ,etc. A database management system can be tightly integrated with the database itself or be provided separately. The implementation details are not essential to the invention.

[0019] figure 1 A schematic flowchart describing exemplary steps of a process for storing geospatial data in an XML database and retrieving the stored data using XQuery is provided. As shown in step 1, data may be provided as input in various file formats such as shape files with extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf. Other suitable file formats are also possible to use as input.

[0020] In step 2, the geographic data is converted into an XML docum...

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The present invention relates to an XML database management system for providing geographic information. In one embodiment, the XML database management system comprises a loader capable to convert (1) a geospatial data document, in particular a shape file, into an XML document in accordance with a predefined XML schema, wherein the predefined XML schema defines geospatial data (10) and attributes (20) to be stored in a single XML node, and an XQuery capability enabling a user to retrieve (4) the XML document based on one or more of its attributes (20).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an XML database management system and a database for providing geographic information. Background technique [0002] Geographic data is increasingly important for many technical applications. For example, the planning of infrastructure networks such as streets, railroads, water pipelines, and power grids often involves issues of geography. [0003] Increasingly, information technology is being used to produce geographic data in usable forms that go far beyond the capabilities of simple maps. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow information attributes to be linked to location data, such as linking people to addresses, buildings to a plot of land or streets within a network. The available geographic information is presented in several layers that allow the data to be processed individually and in a complete view showing the relationships between the layers. [0004] A common data format for storing geographic information...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30923G06F17/30241G06F16/29G06F16/83
Inventor 科沃·B·瓦拉
Owner SOFTWARE AG