
Chapter 1
Challenges and Approaches in
Spatial Big Data Management
Ablimit Aji
Fusheng Wang
CONTENTS
1.1 Introduction ...................................................................... 3
1.2 Big Spatial Data and Applications ................................................. 4
1.2.1 Spatial analytics for derived scientific data ................................ 4
1.2.2 GIS and social media applications ......................................... 5
1.3 Challenges and Requirements ..................................................... 6
1.4 Spatial Big Data Systems and Techniques .......................................... 7
1.4.1 MapReduce-based spatial query ...