Modeling Topological Relationships between Fuzzy Spatio-Temporal Objects

Journal of computing and information technology

Zhang, Fu¹  Cheng, Haitao¹ 

[1] School of Computer Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

关键词: topological relationships;    fuzzy spatio-temporal object;    modeling;    query;   

DOI  :  10.20532/cit.2016.1002889

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Sveuciliste u Zagrebu

【 摘 要 】

Topological relationships between spatio-temporal objects are the most fundamental elements in spatio-temporal database systems, GIS, and image database systems. The research issue of modeling topological relationships has increasingly attracted attention, especially for querying of spatio-temporal objects and reasoning of topological relationships. Currently, topological relationship operating on spatio-temporal objects with precisely defined boundaries has been well studied. However, in the real world, spatio-temporal objects are not always crisp but with the nature of fuzziness and imprecision. Therefore, how to model topological relationship between fuzzy spatio-temporal objects is a significant topic and needs more investigations. This paper presents a study on modeling topological relationships between fuzzy spatio-temporal objects. Firstly, we give a model of fuzzy spatio-temporal objects in three-dimensional space and define those objects as moving fuzzy points, moving fuzzy lines, and moving fuzzy regions. On this basis, we propose a model for identifying basic topological relations between fuzzy spatio-temporal objects. Furthermore, in order to describe the evolution of basic topological relations over time, we give a model of complex topological relationships which are the sequences of basic relationships. The benefit of this model is that the complex topological relationships can be used as fuzzy spatio-temporal query operators in query languages. Finally, we provide some query examples to demonstrate fuzzy spatio-temporal queries in spatio-temporal database.

【 授权许可】

CC BY