We consider a distributed information system that allows autonomous consumers to query autonomous providers. We focus on the problem of query allocation from a new point of view, ...
: A lot of research has been developed for integrating the analysis functionality that is available in both analytic and geographic processing systems. The main goal is to provide ...
To support users in querying geographic databases we have developed a system that lets people sketch what they are looking for. It closes the gap between user and information syst...
Geography is becoming increasingly important in web search. Search engines can often return better results to users by analyzing features such as user location or geographic terms...
Qingqing Gan, Josh Attenberg, Alexander Markowetz,...
In peer-to-peer data management systems query allocation is a critical issue for the good operation of the system. This task is challenging because participants may prefer to perf...