Unleashing the Power of GIS on Data Warehouses Author: Vikram Talada 5530, Fifth Ave Phone: 412-402-5442 This paper illustrates how the use of GIS with data warehouses containing spatial data results in the combination of two powerful technologies. This opens up enormous opportunities for developing and deploying powerful GIS applications using data from the data warehouse. The methodology used to develop and integrate GIS applications with data warehouses is discussed in this paper. Different real-life examples are used to illustrate how this methodology is implemented in practice. Finally, this paper looks at future trends in terms of applying new technologies to give improved functionality to the end user. |