| Abstract: | The Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) was designed to be capable of representing virtually any data model, rather than being a prescription for a single data model. It has fallen short of this ambitious goal for a number of reasons, which this paper investigates. In addition to issues that might have been anticipated in its design, a number of new issues have arisen since its initial development. These include the need to support explicit feature definitions, incremental update, value-added extensions, and change tracking within large, national databases. It is time to consider the next stage of evolution for SDTS. This paper suggests development of an Object Profile for SDTS that would integrate concepts for a dynamic schema structure, OpenGIS interface, and CORBA IDL. |
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| ProdID: | 70020344 |
| Citation Author: | Arctur, D.; Hair, D.; Timson, G.; Martin, E. P.; Fegeas, R. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | International Journal of Geographical Information Science |
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| Citation Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Issues and prospects for the next generation of the spatial data transfer standard (SDTS); 1998; Article; Journal; International Journal of Geographical Information Science; Arctur, D.; Hair, D.; Timson, G.; Martin, E. P.; Fegeas, R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 403 |
| Citation Volume: | 12 |
| Citation Year: | 1998 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Issues and prospects for the next generation of the spatial data transfer standard (SDTS); 1998; Article; Journal; International Journal of Geographical Information Science; Arctur, D.; Hair, D.; Timson, G.; Martin, E. P.; Fegeas, R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/136588198241851 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
