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GIS‐Based Subsurface Data Management
Author(s) -
Adams Teresa M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
computer‐aided civil and infrastructure engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.773
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1467-8667
pISSN - 1093-9687
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8667.1994.tb00338.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , computer science , data management , component (thermodynamics) , geographic information system , am/fm/gis , workbench , data model (gis) , software , database , data mining , gis applications , remote sensing , geology , visualization , physics , artificial intelligence , thermodynamics , programming language
Effective subsurface data management is essential for economical and accurate site characterization. Subsurface data are directly related to specific locations on the earth's surface and thus appear to be well suited for GIS‐based management. However, subsurface data differ from traditional GIS data in that each sampled location includes information associated with multiple z coordinates below the surface. This paper describes the computational aspects of implementing a GIS‐based workbench for managing subsurface data and supporting site characterization. The scope of data management includes modeling, structure, standards, queries, sources, conversion, and integration. The concepts presented may assist application developers to fully utilize GIS technology as a major software component for effective subsurface data management.