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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Hierarchical data models. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Illustrate the quadtree model
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the quadtree model for geographic database representation and modeling
Describe alternatives to quadtrees for representing hierarchical tessellations (e.g., hextrees, rtrees, pyramids)
Explain how quadtrees and other hierarchical tessellations can be used to index large volumes of raster or vector data
Implement a format for encoding quadtrees in a data file
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic Hierarchical data models. If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at Hierarchical data models.
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Hierarchical data models. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).