ABSTRACT
Spatial Temporal Information Systems (STIS) is a name (title) of computer systems with an emerging form of spatial analysis. An STIS is defined by the positions of objects within the environment, the use of dynamic time intervals, ontology or the study of the relationships of the objects, real-time or real world modeling, and lastly, the use of analytical tools. It is a blend of traditional Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with the use of Modeling and Simulation techniques. Our focus of this book is to reveal how an STIS works from the ontological perspective. Our approach is to show how an ontological relationship can be formed in an STIS by evaluating the objects and tools used within the environment. This is not a study of the algorithms used but a focus on how the objects and tools form relationships. This is a study of ontology as it is used within an STIS. The software used to create this study is Analytical Graphics’ primary software, Systems Tool Kit® (STK).
