Current relational databases require that a database schema exist prior to data entry and require manual optimization for best performance. We describe the query optimization tech...
Scott M. Meyer, Jutta Degener, John Giannandrea, B...
Real-world data -- especially when generated by distributed measurement infrastructures such as sensor networks -- tends to be incomplete, imprecise, and erroneous, making it impo...
Much attention has been accorded to Location-Based Services and location tracking, a necessary component in active, trigger-based LBS applications. Tracking the location of a larg...
We examine issues in the design of fully dynamic information retrieval systems with support for instantaneous document insertions and deletions. We present one such system and dis...
Abstract. Many new applications involving moving objects require the collection and querying of trajectory data, so efficient indexing methods are needed to support complex spatio...