Many geographical applications deal with spatial objects that cannot be adequately described by determinate, crisp concepts because of their intrinsically indeterminate and vague n...
In this paper, we describe our recent experiences in adding a number of object-relational extensions to the DB2 Universal Database UDB system as part of a research and developme...
Michael J. Carey, Donald D. Chamberlin, Srinivasa ...
An important direction in database research for non-standard applications (e.g. engineering or design applications) deals with adequate support for complex objects. Without doubt,...
Currently, there are many hypertext-like tools and database retrieval systems that use keyword search as a means of navigation. While useful for certain tasks, keyword search is i...
Mei C. Chuah, Steven F. Roth, John Kolojejchick, J...
The automatic extraction of information from unstructured sources has opened up new avenues for querying, organizing, and analyzing data by drawing upon the clean semantics of str...