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Geog 495
GIS Database Design
Midterm review
Outlines
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Database Concepts
Relational Database
Object-oriented Database
Entity-Relationship Diagram
Unified Modeling Language
Normalization
1. Database concepts
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Data vs. Information
Data vs. Database
DBMS vs. Database system
Level of abstraction
Data independence
Different database models
Architecture of database system
Data vs. Information
• Data: raw fact
• Information: data processed to reveal
meaning
• Database system transforms data into
information through queries
Data vs. Database
• Database is a collection of related data
• Database stores data in an organized
manner (i.e. minimal data redundancy)
• Database exists, first and the foremost, to
serve users’ requirements
DBMS vs. DB system
• DBMS allows users to access data (i.e.
interface between users and database)
• DB system is composed of DBMS, people,
database, and procedures
Different types of DB system
• Number of users
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Single-user
Multi-user
Workgroup
Enterprise
• Database site location
– Centralized
– Distributed
• Database use
– Transactional (production)
– Data warehouse
Level of abstraction
Real-world view
Abstract
• Conceptual: independent of s/w and h/w
– How humans see the world
• Logical: s/w dependent
– How programs see the world
• Physical: h/w dependent
– How machines see the world
Machine code
Concrete
Data independence
• Separation of program from data
• Program’s ability to retrieve data without changing the
structure of code
• Logical data independence
– Program’s ability to retrieve data without changing the structure
of s/w-specific code
– When a system uses 4GL language (or non-procedural language)
• Physical data independence
– Program’s ability to retrieve data without changing the structure
of h/w-specific code
– When a system uses <= 3GL language (or procedural language)
Database models
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Hierarchical
Network
Relational
Object-oriented
Hierarchical DB model
• The world is represented with tree-like
structure
• Only one-to-many relationships (i.e.
parent-child relationship) are allowed
• Relationships between entities are built
through reference point (e.g. pointer)
• Logical data independence (yes)
• Physical data independence (no)
Network DB model
• The world is represented with web-like
structure
• Many-to-many relationships are allowed
• Relationships between entities are built
through reference point (e.g. pointer)
• Logical data independence (yes)
• Physical data independence (no)
Relational DB model
• The world is represented with entities and
relationships
• M:N relationships are conceptually allowed,
but implemented through transformation
into 1:M relationship (e.g. composite
entities (a.k.a. bridge entities))
• Relationships are built through key
• Logical data independence (yes)
• Physical data independence (yes)
Object-oriented DB model
• The world is represented with a collection
of objects
• Object embeds attribute, operation and
relationships
• Complex objects can be represented
through abstract data type
• Embody OO concepts such as
encapsulation, inheritance and
polymorphism
Architecture of DB system
1. External view
user’s view, local (incomplete)
2. Conceptual/logical view
designer’s view, global
3. Internal view
Programmer’s view
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Physical view
Implementation view, contains most details
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Organized by level of abstraction
Data independence is embodied by the proper
separation between four layers
2. Relational DB
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Representation
Table
Key
Integrity rules
Relationships
Representation
• The world are viewed as entities and
relationships
• Entities are modeled as table
• Relationships are built through common
attributes between entities
Table
• Row represents a single entity
• Column represents attribute
• Cell represents a single value in the
intersection between row and column
Key
• One or more attributes (columns) that
determines other attributes
• Primary key
– Uniquely identifies entity (should be unique)
– Should be Not Null (non-empty)
• Foreign key
– Common attributes that link one table to another
tables
– Placed in M side table in reference to primary key to 1
side table
Integrity rules
• Entity integrity
– Each entity (record) must be uniquely
identified (by primary key: PK)
– PK should be Not Null for entity integrity to be
enforced
• Referential integrity
– One table must reference another table
properly (by foreign key: FK)
– FK should be Not Null for referential integrity
to be enforced
Relationships
• M:N
– Yields data redundancy
– Composite (or bridge) entities are needed to
transform into 1:M
3. Object-oriented DB
• Object
• Difference between object in OODB and
entity in RDB
• Object and class
• OO concepts
Object
• Object has
– OID (identity): system-generated
– Instance variables (attributes): ADT allowed,
thus the representation of complex entities
are possible
– Methods (operations): make objects act upon
them, thus entities become autonomous
Objects (OODB) vs. Entities (RDB)
Objects, unlike entities
• Identity is not state-dependent
– Because OID is system-generated
• Relationship is embedded in the object
– Because objects store the reference to other
objects in themselves
• Autonomous
– Because objects can use methods stored in
class
Object and Class
• Class is a collection of objects with similar
attributes and behaviors
• Object is an instance of class from
conceptual point of view
• Class is an instantiation of objects from
implementation point of view (i.e. Object is
implemented through class: e.g. object
uses the methods stored in class)
• Objects are organized by class hierarchy
OO Concepts
• Encapsulation
– information can be selectively hidden
– enhances integrity
• Inheritance
– subclass can inherit common properties from
superclass
– enhances modularity
• Polymorphism
– operation can take many forms depending on
characteristics (through method overriding)
– enhances flexibility
4. Entity-Relationship Diagram
• Attributes
• Relationships
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Connectivity
Cardinality
Participation (optionality)
Strength
Degree
• Entities
– Composite
– Weak
– Subtype/supertype
Attribute
• Simple/Composite
– Simple: cannot be subdivided (e.g. Sex)
– Composite: can be subdivided (e.g. Name = First
Name + Last Name; Address = street + city + state +
zipcode)
• Single-valued/Multi-valued
– Single-valued: can have a single value (e.g. age)
– Multi-valued: can have multiple values (e.g.
educational attainment: # degree can differ by
persons; address: you can live in many different
places such as permanent address, local address,
vacation home, and so on)
Relationships
• Connectivity: 1:1, 1:M, M:N
• Cardinalities: the number of entity
occurrence associated with another entity
• Participation: optional/mandatory,
determined by cardinalities
• Strength: existence-dependency + PK
derived from other table
• Degree: the number of entities associated
with the relationship
Entity
• Composite (bridge)
– entity that represents relationship between entities
(e.g. enrollment)
• Weak
– when the relationship is strong (e.g. dependent)
• Supertype/subtype
– characteristics of subtype entities are generalizable
from supertype entities (e.g. employee/secretary)
ERD notations
5. UML
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What is UML?
Why UML?
UML Diagrams
Class Diagram
What is UML?
• Standardized modeling language for OO system
design & analysis
• UML notation 1.0 was formed in 1996, version
2.0 as of 2005
• Graphic notations: in between natural language
(too imprecise) and programming language (too
precise thus too much details)
• Use different diagrams depending on different
perspectives (conceptual, logical, physical)
Why UML?
• Let’s make OO system design unified
• Let’s make OO system design visual and easyto-learn
• Let’s make OO system design independent of
different programming languages
• Let’s promote good things about OO principles
– Modularity/code reusability
• Let’s make system extensible
– Stereotype, tagged value, constraint
• Let’s make model interchange easier
– XMI (XML Modeling Interchange)
UML Diagrams
• Behavior diagram
– Describe behavioral aspect of system
– Use case diagram, activity diagram
• Structure diagram
– Show the static structure of the model
– Class diagram, package diagram
– Component diagram, deployment diagram
• Interaction diagram
– Represents different aspects of interaction
– Sequence diagram, collaboration diagram
Class Diagram (overview)
• Shows the static structure of objectoriented database or database that is
implemented in OO system
• Equivalent to ERD with some differences
such as operation and more semantics on
relationships
• Can be seen from three different
perspectives (conceptual, specification,
implementation)
Class Diagram: class
• Class is represented as three-part
compartments (name, attribute, operation)
• Naming notation of attribute
– [visibility] name: data type = [initial-value]
• Naming notation of operations
– [visibility] name (parameter-list: data type):
[return value type]
Class Diagram: relationship
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Association
Aggregation: part-whole relation
Composition: strong form of aggregation
Generalization: general/unique properties
Dependency: implementation of one class is
dependent on another class
• Multiplicities: # participants associated with
relationship
• Navigability: shows the direction of navigation
between classes
Class Diagram: relationship:
notation
6. Normalization
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What is normalization?
1NF
2NF
3NF
What is normalization?
• Process for correcting table structure to
minimize data redundancies
• Usually follows three-step procedures:
conversion 1NF  2NF  3NF
• Operated by functional dependency between
attributes
• Two types of functional dependencies
– Partial dependency: nonkey attributes are dependent
on a part of composite PK
– Transitive dependency: nonkey attributes are
dependent on another nonkey attributes
First Normal Form (1NF)
• No repeating groups
• PK is defined
Second Normal Form (2NF)
• Table is in 1NF
• No partial dependency
Third Normal Form (3NF)
• Table is in 2NF
• No transitive dependency
Questions & concerns?
• Please talk to me
• Take advantage of office hours (Wed 2:304:30): tutorial is the best way to
communicate I believe.
• Please do some reading before you show
up in the class.