Dynamic Representations of Spatial Events – The Example of a Typhoon

Abstract. The Geographic scene is a conceptual model that provides a holistic representation of the environment. This model has been developed in order to overcome limitations of geographic information systems (GIS) concerning interactions between features and the representation of dynamics. This contribution translates the theoretical model into an implementation of a dynamic data model in the graph database Neo4j and applies it to GIS data representing the dynamic information of a typhoon. The specific focus of the contribution is on choices made in the process of generation of the implementation of the example and the potential queries it supports.