Large and complex computer based systems are the result of an evolution process which may take many years. Heterogeneity is an important characteristic of such systems: During the...
A number of applications that use GIS for decision support can potentially be enhanced by the use of high-performance computers, broadband networks and mass data stores. We descri...
Paul D. Coddington, Kenneth A. Hawick, Heath A. Ja...
Infomaster is an information integration system that provides integrated access tomultiple distributed heterogeneous information sources on the Internet, thus giving the illusion ...
Michael R. Genesereth, Arthur M. Keller, Oliver M....
Ranking of query/search answers, although introduced by early information retrieval systems, has become mandatory for internet searches. When the answers of a query or search are ...
To support the retrieval of multimedia data according to user information needs, multimedia information retrieval in digital libraries must be based on semantics and not just prim...