`Modelling inside GIS' has been widely researched over the years. This paper argues that such approach lacks appropriate model reusing and management functions because it is ...
Spatial indexes, such as the PMR quadtree, are important in spatial databases for efficient execution of queries involving spatial constraints, especially when the queries involv...
Where some have attempted to apply cognitive methods to the study of geography, the present paper is designed to serve as a starting point for applying methods of geographic ontolo...
In order to make database systems interoperate with systems beyond traditional application areas a new paradigm called \exporting database functionality" as a radical departur...
For data to be successfully integrated, semantically similar database elements must be identified as candidates for merging. However, there may be significant differences between ...