The
actual development of the spatial data model follows the
selection of the best content and the processing of that
content into information that will be organized within
the data model. Only when the content has been selected
and prepared and the data model designed can the actual
data model be built.
For more than ten years, Genasys, through its business-oriented data modeling (BODM) team, has been developing spatial data models for clients in a variety of sectors. Models of greater and lesser degrees of complexity depending on the technical specifications, projects, applications, systems to implement, and so on. Currently, Genasys provides BODM for telecommunications, defense, energy, administration, and general services.
Why develop business-oriented data models? Our
experience has illustrated the importance of not just
delivering content but also defining data models that
meet the specific needs of the applications that will
be using the information. For example, in the telecommunications
industry, models designed for radio planning differ greatly
from models used for fiber optic cables and location based
service (LBS) applications.
The BODM for radio, cable, or LBS, for example, are generated digital geographic information that has been selected from a variety of sources. This information is completed with all of the relevant post codes and policy numbers and are normalized against two points of reference; the postal codes and the National Institute of Statistics so that is can be cross referenced with socio-economic databases. Following this, several processes are performed to give rise to the data model itself:
- Cleansing and purging of topological inconsistencies
- Separation and coding of layers
- Normalization of streets (addresses), place names, POIs, etc.
- Generation of an address database
- Generation of 3D models
For more information about how Genasys can help you build
intelligent spatial data models, contact us today.
