In this paper we investigate techniques that allow for on-line updates to columnar databases, leaving intact their high read-only performance. Rather than keeping differential str...
: In this paper we propose two generic mechanisms implemented in a cadastre internet information system. The first one is the list of last queries submitted by a given user and the...
The use of the computing with words paradigm for the automatic text documents categorization problem is discussed. This specific problem of information retrieval (IR) becomes more...
With the increasing number of geographical image databases on the Internet, it is a very important issue to know about the most relevant image databases for given user queries, in...
—Embedding small devices into everyday objects like toasters and coffee mugs creates a wireless network of objects. These embedded devices can contain a description of the underl...