Modeling Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data With Xml

Foreword
Preface
Contents
1 Spatiotemporal Data and Spatiotemporal Data Models
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Spatiotemporal Data
		1.2.1 Concept of Spatiotemporal Data
		1.2.2 Types and Process of Spatiotemporal Changes
	1.3 Spatiotemporal Data Models
		1.3.1 Raster-Based Spatiotemporal Data Model
		1.3.2 Vector-Based Spatiotemporal Data Model
		1.3.3 Time-Based Spatiotemporal Data Model
		1.3.4 Object-Based Spatiotemporal Data Model
		1.3.5 Analysis and Evaluation
	1.4 Summary
	References
2 Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy XML Data Models
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Fuzzy Sets and Possibility Theory
	2.3 Fuzzy XML Data Models
		2.3.1 Characteristics of XML
		2.3.2 Fuzzy Data Representations and Classifications
		2.3.3 Fuzzy Data in XML Documents
		2.3.4 Fuzzy XML Schema
		2.3.5 Fuzzy XML DTD
	2.4 Summary
	References
3 Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Semantics
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Fuzzy Temporal Data and Their Relations
		3.2.1 Representation of Fuzzy Temporal Relations
		3.2.2 Correspondences Between Fuzzy Temporal Relations and Temporal Relations
		3.2.3 Determination of Fuzzy Temporal Relations
	3.3 Fuzzy Spatial Data and Their Relations
		3.3.1 Preliminaries
		3.3.2 Representation of Fuzzy Spatial Topological Relations
		3.3.3 Correspondences Between Fuzzy Spatial Relations and Spatial Relations
		3.3.4 Determination of Fuzzy Spatial Topological Relations
	3.4 Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data and Their Relations
		3.4.1 Topological Relation Model
		3.4.2 Extending Two-Dimensional Egg/Yolk Model to Three-Dimensional Space
		3.4.3 Topological Complexity
		3.4.4 Topological Distance
		3.4.5 Neighborhood Relations and Conceptual Neighborhood Graph
	3.5 Summary
	References
4 Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Modeling and Operations in XML
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Fuzzy XML Model of Spatiotemporal Data
		4.2.1 Principles of Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Modeling
		4.2.2 Fuzzy XML Spatiotemporal Data Model
		4.2.3 Representation of Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data in XML Document
	4.3 Fuzzy Spatiotemporal XML Schema
	4.4 Fuzzy Operations
		4.4.1 Node Operations
		4.4.2 Topological Operations
	4.5 Application in Meteorological Events
	4.6 Summary
	References
5 Determining Topological Relationship of Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data in XML
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Spatiotemporal XML Twig Matching
		5.2.1 Semantic Foundations of Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data
		5.2.2 Basic Notions of Determining Topological Relationship in XML
	5.3 Transforming Two General Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Trees into One Binary Tree
		5.3.1 Transforming General Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Tree into Binary Tree
		5.3.2 Connecting Two Transformed Spatiotemporal Data Binary Trees
	5.4 Matching Twig Pattern of Topological Relationship
		5.4.1 Extended Region Coding Scheme
		5.4.2 Matching Twigs
	5.5 Summary
	References
6 Transformation of Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Between Relational Databases and XML
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Relational Data Model
	6.3 Transformation of XML-to-Relational Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data
	6.4 Transformation of Relational-to-XML Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data
	6.5 Summary
	References
7 Querying Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Using XQuery
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 The Architecture of Querying Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Data Using XQuery
	7.3 Fuzzy XQuery
		7.3.1 Truth Degrees
		7.3.2 Fuzzy Spatiotemporal Linguistic Terms
		7.3.3 FLWOR Expression
	7.4 Query Processing
		7.4.1 Examples
		7.4.2 Evaluations
	7.5 Comparative Study
	7.6 Summary
	References
8 Consistencies in Fuzzy Spatiotemporal XML Updating
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Consistency of Fuzzy Spatiotemporal XML Documents
	8.3 Consistency in Changing Operations
		8.3.1 Correction of Inconsistencies in Updating Operation
		8.3.2 Correction of Inconsistencies in Insertion Operation
		8.3.3 Correction of Inconsistencies in Deletion Operation
		8.3.4 Discussion
	8.4 Experiments
		8.4.1 Experimental Setup
		8.4.2 Experimental Results
	8.5 Summary
	References
Index