In this paper, we propose an automatic approach, complete with a prototype system, for supporting instant access to maps for local navigation by people with visual impairment. The...
: A mass of heterogeneous, distributed and dynamic information on the World Wide Web (the Web) has resulted in "information overload". It's an important and urgent r...
Jicheng Wang, Xiangyu Jin, Yang Xiaojiang, Fuyan Z...
In this paper, we describe CALM, a method for building statistical language models for the Web. CALM addresses several unique challenges dealing with the Web contents. First, CALM...
Geovisualization has traditionally played a critical role in analysis and decision-making, but recent developments have also brought a revolution in widespread online access to ge...
David C. Wilson, Heather Richter Lipford, Erin Car...
We give a survey over the INEX initiative, which focuses on the evaluation of content -based access to XML documents. First, we describe the test setting and the various tracks of...