| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to an XML database management system for providing geographic information. In one embodiment, the XML database management system comprises a loader capable to convert (1) a geospatial data document, in particular a shape file, into an XML document in accordance with a predefined XML schema, wherein the predefined XML schema defines geospatial data (10) and attributes (20) to be stored in a single XML node, and an XQuery capability enabling a user to retrieve (4) the XML document based on one or more of its attributes (20).</p> |
