A Graph-Ranking Algorithm for Geo-Referencing Documents

This paper presents an application of PageRank for assigning documents with a corresponding geographical scope. We describe the technique in detail, together with its theoretical foundations. Experimental results are promising, comparing favorably with previous proposals.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ICDM
• Authors: Bruno Martins, Mário J. Silva
• Keywords: Corresponding Geographical Scope, Data Mining, ICDM 2005, PageRank, Theoretical Foundations