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Application Schema

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Conceptual model; Conceptual schema; Data models; Data schema; ISO/TC 211; Object model; Object schema

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In the context of geographic information and ISO/TC 211 vocabulary, an application schema consists in an application level conceptual schema rendering to a certain level of detail a universe of discourse described as data. Such data is typically required by one or more applications (ISO/TC211 ISO19109:2005 2005). Typically, additional information not found in the schema is included in a feature catalogue to semantically enrich the schema. Levels of details regarding schemata (models) and catalogues (data dictionaries) are described in the cross-references.

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An application schema documents the content and the logical structure of geographic data along with manipulating and processing operations of the application to a level of details that allows developers to set up consistent, maintainable, and unambiguous geographic databases and related applications...

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  • Brodeur J, Bédard Y, Proulx MJ (2000) Modelling geospatial application databases using UML-based repositories aligned with international standards in geomatics. In: Eighth ACM symposium on advances in geographic information systems, Washington, DC (ACMGIS)

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  • ISO/TC211 ISO19109:2005 (2005) Geographic information – rules for application schema (ISO)

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  1. Center for Topographic Information, Natural Resources Canada, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Jean Brodeur

  2. Department of Geomatic Science, Center for Research in Geomatics (CRG), Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

    Thierry Badard

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  1. Jean Brodeur
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  1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Shashi Shekhar

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA

    Hui Xiong

  3. Department of Management Sciences, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Xun Zhou

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Brodeur, J., Badard, T. (2017). Application Schema. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H., Zhou, X. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17885-1_63

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