Spatial Database Systems Silvia Nittel Room 334  Boardman Hall silvia.nittel@maine.edu Course Objectives This course covers modern modular database system (DBS) architectures, including spatial database functionality. It introduces relational algebra, SQL and spatial SQL based on OCG-compliant data types, database design, 3rd normal form, and spatial database architecture. Practical labs are done with PostGIS, QGIS and