[postgis-users] UML Profile using PostGIS geometry types and SQL-MM topology functions

[Fonseca Hespanha de Oliveira, Joao da]

Hello all! 
 
As part of my current PhD research, I am trying to specify a new UML
Profile to apply to UML Class diagrams representing spatial features,
that is, using geometry types. 
 
I am using PostgreSQL's PostGIS extension as reference for the actual
geometry types, but I think it could be applied to any spatial database
system which complies to the Simple Features Access for SQL
specification. 
 
Currently, also geometry types from SQL/MM ISO/IEC standard are also
being supported by such databases, and at least some will be added to
the Profile. 
 
I would like to receive any suggestions this forum members might have, I
am currently using Enterprise Architect (EA) as UML Modeling Tool and I
plan to present (attach) PDF files with the class diagrams and the final
Profile. Maybe the profile could be added to the EA add ons later on,
otherwise it could be transposed to other UML Tools.
 
If somebody has a suggestion on any other way to interact, with or
without EA software, ideas are also most welcome. 
 
The final aim of this research component is to define a CASE tool which
can use a UML model with the mentioned profile to generate a PostGIS
schema through an automatic generated SQL script (a process generally
known as Model-to-Text transformation).

Looking forward to hear from you, 
Joao Paulo Hespanha 
PhD Student, OTB Research Institute, 
TUDelft 
The Netherlands
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