| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) must be able to handle uncertain spatial data. Object oriented databases (OODB) are a good fit for spatial databases. Fuzziness and uncertainty can be implemented in an OODB. By taking the concept of the object oriented database, supporting fuzziness and uncertainty in the model, and incorporating spatial data into the framework, we are providing GIS researchers with what they need: a framework to handle uncertain spatial data, as implemented in the object oriented data model.; The most important part of this research is how the spatial data is integrated into the fuzzy OODB. This research will show that spatial data is inherently fuzzy and uncertain; that OODB are a much better than relational databases in supporting spatial data; and that by incorporating spatial data into the fuzzy OODB model, we are creating a robust framework for GIS. |
