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Friday, 18 June 2010
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NoSQL Graph Databases and the Future of GIS

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Coming from a GISer:

[…] I think this type of database (nb graph databases) is the obvious direction that spatial-enabled databases should take. A lot of our spatial analysis tasks involve searching the relationships between data. This could really expand those functions, and potentially make them quicker. Personally, I think this type of database is the obvious direction that spatial-enabled databases should take. A lot of our spatial analysis tasks involve searching the relationships between data. This could really expand those functions, and potentially make them quicker.

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One is topology. What is topology to us but the relationship between different geometries?

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The other possibility that I see with this, is relationships between metadata. Metadata in a GIS is boring. Yes it is important, but no one seems to use it, and it is tedious to create. FGDC is a pain. Metadata through relationships sounds a lot more interesting to me.

via: http://www.boxshapedworld.com/blog/post/NoSQL-the-next-step-in-GIS.aspx

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