2016 QUARTER 02

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W

Compare and contrast the concepts of continuants (entities) and occurrents (events)
Describe the “actor” role that entities and fields play in events and processes
Discuss the difficulty of integrating process models into GIS software based on the entity and field views, and methods used to do so
Apply or develop formal systems for describing continuous spatio-temporal processes
Evaluate the assertion that “events and processes are the same thing, but viewed at different temporal scales”
Describe particular events or processes in terms of identity, categories, attributes, and locations
Compare and contrast the concepts of event and process

Describe the characteristics of the Geography Markup Language (GML)
Explain the purpose, history, and status of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)
Identify different levels of information integration
Identify the level of integration at which the Geography Markup Language (GML) operates
Describe the geospatial elements of Earth science data exchange specifications, such as the Ecological Metadata Language (EML), Earth Science Markup Language (ESML), and Climate Science Modeling Language (CSML)
Import data packaged in a standard transfer format to a GIS software package
Export data from a GIS program to a standard exchange format

Explain why early attempts to store geographic data in standard relational tables failed
Evaluate the adequacy of contemporary proprietary database schemes to manage geospatial data
Describe standards efforts relating to relational extensions, such as SQL:1999 and SQL-MM
Evaluate the degree to which an available object-relational database management system approximates a true object-oriented paradigm
Describe extensions of the relational model designed to represent geospatial and other semistructured data, such as stored procedures, Binary Large Objects (BLOBs), nested tables, abstract data types, and spatial data types

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