Abstract. An algorithm for ranking spatial objects according to increasing distance from a query object is introduced and analyzed. The algorithm makes use of a hierarchical spatia...
The paper introduces a query tool which allows users (either database experts or non-specialist users) to visually formulate and execute spatial queries directed to large federal ...
The location-aware keyword query returns ranked objects that are near a query location and that have textual descriptions that match query keywords. This query occurs inherently i...
For complex data mining queries, query optimization issues arise, similar to those for the traditional database queries. However, few works have applied the cost-based query optim...
Time-varying spatial patterns are common, but few computational tools exist for discovering and tracking multiple, sometimes overlapping, spatial structures of targets. We propose...