Developing the earthquake markup language and database with UML and XML schema

In this paper, we show how to design the conceptual and logical models for a small set of seismology that deals with earthquake (EarthquakeML). We discuss the application of the UML to the design and mapping of the object model into W3 XML Schema and database. The emphasis is on designing components that can be reused across discipline, and reduce redundancies by developing type libraries. We show how to map the XML schema into a relational data model; and implement the EarthquakeDB with the Microsoft Access DBMS.