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SOFSEM 2002: SOFSEM 2002: Theory and Practice of Informatics pp 94–114Cite as

Database Support for Multisource Multiresolution Scientific Data

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We extend database technology to provide more meaningful support for exploration of scientific data. We have developed a new data model that incorporates spatial semantics with localized error and are implementing a prototype database system based on the model. Our data model and system focus on support for retrieval and visualization of gridded scientific data at multiple resolutions. While these semantics may not apply naturally to every scientific application, they are common to many. This paper summarizes the data model and describes the key functionality of our prototype system.

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under grants IIS-0082577 and IIS-9871859

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  1. University of New Hampshire, 03824, Durham, NH, USA

    Philip J. Rhodes, R. Daniel Bergeron & Ted M. Sparr

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Michigan - Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, 48128, Michigan, USA

    William I. Grosky

  2. Department of Software Engineering School of Computer Science, Charles University, Malostranské nám. 25, 118 00, Prague, Czech Republic

    František Plášil

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Rhodes, P.J., Daniel Bergeron, R., Sparr, T.M. (2002). Database Support for Multisource Multiresolution Scientific Data. In: Grosky, W.I., Plášil, F. (eds) SOFSEM 2002: Theory and Practice of Informatics. SOFSEM 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2540. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36137-5_5

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