Differentiate between relational database management systems (RDBMS), databases, and data files.
Week 3: Spatial Data Models
Objectives
•Provide a definition of a ‘spatial data model’•Explain how spatial entities are used to create a data model•Distinguish between rasters and vectors•Describe a spatial data structure•Explain what topology is•List the advantages and disadvantages of different types of spatial models
Week 4: Relational Database Management
Objectives
•Differentiate between relational database management systems (RDBMS), databases, and data files.
•Explain why we select the database approach for GIS
•Define what a relational database is
•Describe how databases are created
•Describe GIS database applications
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