Methodology of storing topological models of cadastral structures in graph databases

Przemysław Lisowski
ORCID: 0000-0002-6111-5763
AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków
Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection
Department of Geoinformatics and Applied Computer Science
Poland

Elżbieta Lewandowicz
ORCID: 0000-0001-8847-2835
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Faculty of Geodesy, Geospatial and Civil Engineering
Poland

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose and present an automatic topographic modelling methodology for selected cadastral structures. An application has been created that enables to store graph cadastral data in a NoSQL database. The proposed structure created by the application allows cadastral data conversion into a graph, maintaining the neighbourhood topology. In other GIS tools (Esri) the topology is created and used in analytical processes, but it is not disclosed to users.
The access to the topology of cadastral data creates new presentation possibilities, such as the neighbourhood. The discussed application uses algorithms for data importing, topology construction and recording in the graph database. Additionally, the algorithm which enables to export stored data to the format readable for most GIS applications (Shapefile files) was developed. The presented results of the graph recordings enable to see the neighbourhood of parcels from different perspectives. The graph model of cadastral structures allows to identify good and bad cadastral practices and can be used in land consolidation processes.

Received 5.09.2017 Accepted 18.01.2018 Published 15.02.2018

Keywords:

cadastre; cadastral structures; graph databases; NoSQL; GDAL; GIS

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