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Shashi Shekhar,

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 59, Issue 1

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2756547

Published: 21 December 2015 Publication History

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Knowing where you are in space and time promises a deeper understanding of neighbors, ecosystems, and the environment.

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Spatial computing
1. Hardware
  1. Communication hardware, interfaces and storage
2. Information systems
  1. Data management systems
    1. Database design and models
  2. Information systems applications
    1. Spatial-temporal systems

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