(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for communicating information between a first party
and a second party, comprising iden tifying desired information, negotiating, through an inter …

The objective of interoperation is to increase the value of information when information from
multiple sources is accessed, related, and combined. However, care is required to realize …

This glossary and its base vocabulary were initially established during the Intelligent
Integration of Information (I 3) Architecture Meeting in Boulder CO, in November 1994 …

Traditional query processing usually requires that users fully understand the database
structure and content to issue a query. Due to the complexity of the database applications …

Abstract Information technology has led to the fact that much of the information that earlier
was produced on paper is now being produced in electronic form. E-government services …

Spatial decision making is a fundamental function of contemporary Geographic Information
Systems (GIS). One of the most fertile GIS development areas is integrating multiple criteria …

Traditional query processing provides exact answers to queries. It usually requires that
users fully understand the database structure and content to issue a query. Due to the …

The need for interoperability among databases has increased dramatically with the
proliferation of readily available DBMS and application software. Even within a single …

Empirical equations are an important class of regularities that can be discovered in
databases. We concentrate on the role of equations as definitions of attribute values. Such …

Empirical equations are an important class of regularities that can be discovered in
databases. In this paper we concentrate on the role of equations as definitions of attribute …