• Database Concepts 

    Haithcoat, Tim (Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
    Very early attempts to build GIS began from scratch, using limited tools like operating systems & compiler. More recently, GIS have been built around existing database management systems (DBMS). Purchase or lease of the ...
  • Database Concepts 

    Haithcoat, Tim (Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
    This presentations highlights the advantages of using a database management systems approach to GIS. Database usage will lead to a reduction in data redundancy, as shared rather than independent databases will reduce the ...