Abstract. Many different index structures have been proposed for spatial databases to support efficient query processing. However, most of these index structures suffer from an exp...
This paper presents a new definition of context for contextaware computing based on a model that relies on dynamic queries over structured objects. This new model enables develop...
Kenneth M. Anderson, Frank Allan Hansen, Niels Olo...
Although data stored in XML is of increasing importance, most existing data repositories are still managed by relational database systems. In light of this, recent XML database re...
William M. Shui, Franky Lam, Damien K. Fisher, Ray...
Publicly available biological resources form a complex maze of highly heterogeneous data sources, interconnected by navigational capabilities and applications. Although it offers ...
The efficient management of interval data represents a core requirement for many temporal and spatial database applications. With the Relational Interval Tree (RI-tree1 ), an effi...