%0 Journal Article %T Moving Object Trajectories Meta-Model and Spatio-Temporal Queries %A Azedine Boulmakoul %A Lamia Karim %A Ahmed Lbath %J International Journal of Database Management Systems %D 2012 %I Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC) %X In this paper, a general moving object trajectories framework is put forward to allow independent applications processing trajectories data benefit from a high level of interoperability, information sharing as well as an efficient answer for a wide range of complex trajectory queries. Our proposed meta-model is based on ontology and event approach, incorporates existing presentations of trajectory and integrates new patterns like space¨Ctime path to describe activities in geographical space-time. We introduce recursive Region of Interest concepts and deal mobile objects trajectories with diverse spatio-temporal samplingprotocols and different sensors available that traditional data model alone are incapable for this purpose. %K Trajectory meta-model %K moving object database %K space time path %K space time ontology %K event ontology %K trajectory meta-model. %U http://airccse.org/journal/ijdms/papers/4212ijdms03.pdf