A Filter Flow Visual Querying Language and Interface for Spatial Databases

  • Authors:

  • A. J. Morris;A. I. Abdelmoty;B. A. El-Geresy;C. B. Jones

  • Affiliations:

  • School of Computing, University of Glamorgan ajmorri2@glam.ac.uk;Department of Computer Science, Cardiff University a.i.abdelmoty@cs.cf.ac.uk;School of Computing, University of Glamorgan bageresy@glam.ac.uk;Department of Computer Science, Cardiff University c.b.jones@cs.cf.ac.uk

  • Venue:
  • Geoinformatica
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

In this paper a visual approach to querying in spatial databases is presented. A filter flow methodology is used to consistently express different types of queries in these systems. Filters are used to represent operations on the database and pictorial icons are used throughout the language for filters, operators and spatial relations. Different granularities of the relations are presented in a hierarchical fashion for spatial constraints. The language framework and functions are described and examples are used to demonstrate its capabilities in representing different levels of queries, including spatial joins and composite spatial joins. Here, the primary focus is on the query language itself but an overview of the implemented interface of the language is also provided.