Conceptual Modeling for Traditional and Spatio-Temporal Applications: The MADS Approach - Tapa dura

From the reviews:

"For anyone thinking of doing research in this field, or who is developing a system based on spatio-temporal data, this text is essential reading." (Mike Worboys, U Maine, Orono, ME, USA)

"The high-level semantic model presented and validated in this book provides essential guidance to researchers and implementers when improving the capabilities of data systems to serve the actual needs of applications and their users in the temporal and spatial domains that are so prevalent today." (Gio Wiederhold, Stanford U, CA, USA)

"Written by a group of well-known researchers ... this book relates the results of a project funded by the European Union. It presents original theoretical developments for database design ... . This is an important book which documents the implementation of standard concepts in the spatial and the temporal modelling of geographical information ... . This book is reasonably priced and it has all the ingredients for an excellent textbook. So I would encourage lecturers ... to consider using this as their text." (Peter Fisher, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, Vol. 34 (1), 2007)

From environmental management to land planning and geo-marketing, the number of application domains that may greatly benefit from using data enriched with spatio-temporal features is expanding very rapidly. This book shows that a conceptual design approach for spatio-temporal databases is both feasible and easy to apprehend. While providing a firm basis through extensive discussion of traditional data modeling concepts, the major focus of the book is on modeling spatial and temporal information.