Search operations in databases require special support at the physical level. This is true for
conventional databases as well as spatial databases, where typical search operations …

This paper presents an introduction to the field of three-dimensional medical imaging It
presents medical imaging terms and concepts, summarizes the basic operations performed …

Pattern recognition presents one of the most significant challenges for scientists and
engineers, and many different approaches have been proposed. The aim of this book is to …

Thoroughly revised, this third edition focuses on modern techniques used to generate
synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second. With the advent of …

The most exciting development in parallel computer architecture is the convergence of
traditionally disparate approaches on a common machine structure. This book explains the …

GIS: A Computing Perspective, Second Edition, provides a full, up-to-date overview of GIS,
both Geographic Information Systems and the study of Geographic Information Science …

The intended audience of this book (and the combined two volumes especially) is quite
broad. It can be used in a variety of computer graphics courses or by those who are trying to …

Time in Geographic Information Systems Page 1 Time in Geographic Information Systems
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This comprehensive work provides the fundamentals of computer facial animation and
brings into sharper focus techniques that are becoming mainstream in the industry. Over the …

This paper examines three methods, two existing and one new, for the generation of fractals
based on recursive subdivision. Both existing methods are found to have defects, which are …