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Modelling the Real World: Conceptual Modelling in Spatiotemporal Information System Design
Author(s) -
Renolen Agnar
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
transactions in gis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9671
pISSN - 1361-1682
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9671.00036
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , conceptual model , computer science , model selection , data science , conceptual framework , artificial intelligence , epistemology , philosophy , database
Throughout the relatively young history of research on spatiotemporal modelling, a substantial number of models have been presented. However, since a spatiotemporal model represents a closer approximation to the real world than is the case for traditional models, such models must be based on a thorough understanding of how objects ‘behave’ in reality. One way to acquire such knowledge is using conceptual modelling methodologies . In this paper, an overview of different modelling principles and a selection of conceptual modelling languages are presented together with examples related to a selection of spatiotemporal problems.