Encyclopedia of Database Systems Entry : Simplicial Complex draft 1 Entry : Simplicial Complex

Historical Background Raster (field) or vector (object) are the two dominant conceptualizations of space. Applications focusing on object with 2 or 3 dimensional geometry structure the storage of geometry as points, lines, surface, and volumes and the relations between them; a classical survey paper discussed the possible approaches mostly from the perspective of Computer Aided Design (CAD) where individual physical objects are constructed [10].