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In the early and late recovery stages, and in normal times information like Fig. 4. The temporal factors can be resolved 
when time pressures are not so intense, the information into four factors: generation start time (GS), generation end 
processing system should be positioned as a disaster time (GE), extinction start time (ES), and extinction end 
prevention system. time (EE) (Fig. 5). If the dates of generation and extinction 
In this Duzce case, the system they need in 2 above is cannot be identified, it is also possible to represent temporal 
considered as a disaster prevention system. However, in the error using these factors. 
| frequent natural disaster stricken area like Japan and Turkey, 4.1.2 The concept of feature space 
| it is important to design software to be able to use not only in 
fecovery and normal stages but in all stages ss In order to utilize the data structure explained in 4.1.1 
hae efficiently and to calculate the topological structure, the 
concept of feature space is introduced in the KIWI+ format. 
4. SPATIAL TEMPORAL GIS "DIMSIS" (1) Definition of feature space 
A set of objects with the same type ID is called a class 
To realize the technical issues of the RARMIS concept, we group. In accordance with the objects they comprise, class 
: : te re oy groups can be classified into vector class groups and 
have been developing the spatial temporal GIS “DIMSIS connector class groups. A set of correlated multiple vector 
and KIWI+ database structure. class groups and multiple connector class groups is defined 
as a feature space. 
4.1 KIWI+ Format (A Spatial Temporal & Simple (2) Spatial temporal analysis using feature space 
Topology - Open Database Schema: ST2-ODS) A feature space has a physical significance as a factor in 
term$ of spatial temporal analysis. As such, there are four 
types of feature space: point, line, area, and solid feature 
| The KIWI+ format is our proposed original format for space (Fig. 6). 
| spatial temporal GIS [3] [4]. In this format, spatial temporal Defined as factors in a topological relationship, these 
| objects can be handled on the basis of temporal management correspond to points, lines, areas, and solids. Spatial 
| using the Space-Time Approach model [4], and by temporal analysis is performed in feature space by relating 
| describing objects using the implicit description and vectors, which comprise geometric information, and 
calculation type of data model [5], a Compact, connectors, in which attribute information is linked. Because 
| casy-to-understand structure is obtained. In the following these relationships are calculated in real time when a 
| sections, the characteristics of this system are described. processing command has occurred. it is possible to 
dynamically | supplement objects corresponding to 
| 4.1.1 Database Structure topological structures. 
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The KIWI+ describes all geographical information in the 4.2 System Constitution 
forms of two elements: vector for shaping graphic data, and 
connector for relating attribute data (Fig.3). Each element DiMSIS has the constitution shown in Fig. 7. Core 
| has the following configuration, with the geographical data subsystem is made as OCX, so you can make the application 
incorporating spatial temporal information being the main program on several development environments (i.e. Visual 
component: Basic, Delphi, Borland C++). 
| (1) Vector element (VE): A VE is composed of the (1) Geographie data comprised of vectors and connectors 
following main factors: element type ID, 2D co-ordinate (KIWI+ format) 
| sequence, Z information and T information. (2) Core subsystem that executes management, plotting, and 
(2) Connector element (CE): A CE is composed of the search of geographic data 
following main factors: element type ID, 2-D coordinate (3) Initializing information including feature space 
point, Z information, T information, as well as key definitions 
information such as the display information and grouping (4) Application subsystem that constructs a GUI and refers 
information. to and renews the attribute database 
Z information has height and height displacement (5) Attribute database related to connector information 
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