Science is becoming very data intensive1 . Today's astronomy datasets with tens of millions of galaxies already present substantial challenges for data mining. In less than 1...
With the development of modern cities, 3-D spatial information systems (SIS) are increasingly required for spatial planning, communication systems and other applications. The geom...
The issue of ®nding similar 3-D surface segments arises in many recent applications of spatial database systems, such as molecular biology, medical imaging, CAD, and geographic i...
A major source of information (often the most crucial and informative part) in scholarly articles from scientific journals, proceedings and books are the figures that directly pro...
Amr Ahmed, Eric P. Xing, William W. Cohen, Robert ...
In urban areas, buildings are often used as landmarks for localization. Reliable and efficient recognition of buildings is crucial for enabling this functionality. Motivated by t...