MOSS arc/node and DBMS design document
Subtitle: final draft
By: by Carl Reed, Randy Frosh, Jim Kramer, Robert Starling
Contributors: Frosh, Randy; Kramer, James; Starling, Robert; Autometric, Inc; Geological Survey (U.S.); United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher: Autometric, Inc.
Published: 1985
Place of publication: [Falls Church, Va.]
Language: eng
Subjects: MOSS (Computer program); Geography; Data processing; Information storage and retrieval systems; Geographic information systems
Other titles: MOSS arc/node design study
Description: "This draft report is submitted as a description of the detailed design specification for implementing an arc/node data structure in MOSS. [It] addresses the techniques for interfacing relational database management systems with MOSS. The purpose of this draft is to provide the opportunity for interested technical personnel to review the design and to make comments that can be incorporated into the final design document"--Leaf 1.
Notes: Cover title.

"March, 1985."

Autometric, Inc. worked with federal agencies, such as the U.S. Geological Survey, in assessing and updating MOSS documentation. U.S. Geological Survey is most likely the client for this MOSS document.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Background --; title: Design assumptions --; title: Four main design decisions --; title: Goals and objectives --; title: Summarization of functions from January report --; title: Logical processing modules --; title: Overview -- -- Logical/physical data structure.; title: Definitions --; title: Logical schema for data structure --; title: Physical data structure --; title: Summary -- -- Logical processing modules : detailed discussion.; title: Attribute manipulation --; title: Data entry --; title: Verification/polygon formation --; title: Arc/node overlay --; title: Zone generation --; title: Polygon to arc --; title: Vector to raster --; title: Edge intersection --; title: DBMS shell -- -- Implementation.; title: Introduction --; title: Incorporating a new data type in MOSS (Phase I) --; title: Attribute manipulation (Phase I) --; title: Data entry (Task 7) --; title: Verification/polygon formation --; title: Arc/node overlay --; title: Zone generation (Task 10) --; title: Polygon to arc --; title: Vector to raster --; title: Miscellaneous modules required for Phase I --; title: Phase I summary --; title: Phase II --; title: Phase III -- -- Level of effort.; title: Introduction --; title: Phase II --; title: Phase III ---- Appendices.