01.11.2011A data model describes the structure, th conditions and behaviour of data including
the semantics.
To describe a data model, it needs a modelling language which can be grafical (e.g.
UML) or
textual (e.g. GML, INTERLIS).There exist different levels of data models:
- conceptual
model: describes the data in its structure and conditions in a system independent
manner, based on a concept and its semantic of the real world.
- implementation model: describing
the structure in a system dependent language that
describes the data how it is implemented in a specific system.
