Research Initiation Award: An Object-Oriented Model for Engineering Applications Using A Geographic Database

地理信息系统（GIS）的全部潜力 工程领域尚未实现。 不断增长的 空间和非空间信息可以在GIS中组织起来 数据库。 这些系统具有存储时间的潜力 依赖地理信息。 有效整合GIS 数据库与工程应用涉及规划， 管理、施工、分析和设计，打造强大的 决策支持工具将带来巨大好处。 这项研究将确定和指定的GIS查询和对象- 建模和模拟所需的面向对象（OO）数据结构 物理和地理过程和系统， 时间和地理位置。 面向对象数据库 模型将能够表示空间和非空间 地理数据，包括几何、材料和功能 信息. 通过自动访问GIS数据库， 工程决策支持软件是一致的， 可以以较低的成本开发出精确的。 的结果 研究将作为工程软件和 地理数据库 例如，工程系统用于 废水管理模式，海岸线侵蚀， 井口保护或空气污染输送将有直接的 获取真实的地理信息。 这项工作的结果 将增强工程GIS软件的功能 应用程序..//

The full potential of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the field of engineering has not been realized. A growing source of spatial and non-spatial information may be found organized in GIS databases. These systems have the potential for storing time dependent geographic information. Effectively integration GIS databases with engineering applications involving planning, management, construction, analysis and design to create powerful decision support tools would be of enormous benefit. This research will identify and specify the GIS queries and object- oriented (OO) data structure required to model and simulate physical and geographical processes and systems which are functions of time and geographic location. The object-oriented database model will be capable of representing spatial and non-spatial geographical data including geometric, material and functional information. By automatically accessing GIS databases, powerful engineering decision support software which is consistent and accurate can be developed at less cost. The results of this research will serve as a link between engineering software and geographic databases. Engineering systems used, for example, to model waste water management, management, shoreline erosion, wellhead protection or air pollution transport will have direct access to actual geographic information. This results of this work will enhance the functionality of GIS software for engineering applications..//