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Over the years it has become evident in many areas of computer applications that the functionality database management systems has to be enlarged to include spatially referenced data. | Spatial Databases Shashi Shekhar Sanjay Chawla Spatial Databases A Tour Shashi Shekhar Sanjay Chawla An Alan R. Apt Book Prentice Hall Pearson Education Inc. Upper Saddle River New Jersey 07458 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shekhar Shashi Spatial Databases A Tour Shashi Shekhar and Sanjay Chawla. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-13-017480-7 1. Geographic information systems. I. Chawla Sanjay II. Title. .S54 2003 910 .285-dc21 2002003694 Vice President and Editorial Director Marcia Horton Publisher Alan Apt Associate Editor Toni D. Holm Editorial Assistant Patrick Lindner Vice President and Director of Production and Manufacturing ESM David w. Riccardi Executive Managing Editor Vince O Brien Assistant Managing Editor Camille Trentacoste Production Editor Patty Donovan Director of Creative Services Paul Belfanti Creative Director Carole Anson Art director Jayne Conte Cover Designer Bruce Kenselaar Art Editor Greg Dulles Manufacturing Manager Trudy Pisciotti Manufacturing Buyer Lynda Castillo Marketing Assistant Barrie Rheinhold 2003 by Pearson Eduction Inc. Upper Saddle River New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Earlier edition 1987 by Merrill Publishing Company. Printed in the United States of America 10 98765432 ISBN 0-13-017MÔ0-7 Pearson Education LTD. London Pearson Education Australia PTY Limited Sydney Pearson Education Singapore Pte. Ltd Pearson Education North Asia Ltd Hong Kong Pearson Education Canada Ltd. Toronto Pearson Education de Mexico . de . Pearson Education - Japan Tokyo Pearson Education Malaysia Pte. Ltd Pearson Education Upper Saddle River New .