Characterization of the Dynamic Littoral Zone: An Exercise in the Real-Time Dynamics of Spatial Data Integration

Abstract

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has established 'Phase I Proof-of-Concept Demonstration for an Integrated Interagency Characterization of the Littoral Zone' under the program direction of Chung Hye Read. The purpose of this task was to examine and demonstrate advanced spatial database techniques that allow for the efficient and timely integration of large spatial databases relative to Littoral 'Areas of Interest (AOI)'. To accomplish this effort, the Naval Research Laboratory's Digital Mapping, Charting & Geodesy Analysis Program (DMAP) expanded its Geospatial Information Database (GIDB), an object-oriented database system, to handle the Littoral-zone dynamics which tend to be highly variable in both the temporal and spatial domains. GIDB stores this data with large quantities of topographic, navigational, and cultural features data, to offer a high-resolution digital representation of both wet and dry environments within the coastal regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385578

Entities

People

  • John Breckenridge
  • K. Todd Holland
  • Kevin B. Shaw
  • Roy Ladner
  • Ruth Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coastal Regions
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Environment
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Information Systems
  • Littoral Zones
  • Military Research
  • Regions
  • Research Facilities
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Topography

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics