Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design

199 Pages Indexed. No defects noted. Geographic data models are digital frameworks that describe the location and characteristics of things in the world around us. With a geographic information system, we can use these models as lenses to see, interpret, and analyze the infinite complexity of our natural and man-made environments. With the geodatabase, a new geographic data model introduced with ArcInfo 8, you can extend significantly the level of detail and range of accuracy with which you can model geographic reality in a database environment. Contents in 10 Chapters: Object Modeling and Geodatabases, How Maps Inform, GIS Data Representations, The Structure of Geographic Data, Smart Features, The Shape of Features, Managing Work Flow with Versions, Linear Modeling With Network, Cell-Based Modeling with Rasters, and Surface Modeling With Tins.