This paper examines the major types of spatial data models currently known and places
these models in a comprehensive framework. This framework is used to provide clarification …

In this second edition every chapter of the first edition of Pattern Analysis has been updated
and expanded. The general view of a system for pattern analysis and understanding has …

Almost as soon as digital computers became available, it was realized that they could be
used to process and extract information from digitized images. Initially, work on digital image …

A variety of algorithms have been invented for use in picture processing. An important
aspect of the algorithms are the data structures employed. A data structure may be chosen to …

As a technique for rendering texture in images, texture tiles meet the subjective criterion of
visual acceptability. A texture tile is a digital array of stored texture information that is …

This ongoing research is concerned with the construction of a Picture Production system
which has embedded knowledge. The paper discusses the motivation for such a system and …

A system that recognizes common rhythmic patterns through template matching is
described. The use of template matching gives the user the unusual ability to modify the set …

With the availability of the net a new generation of computing environments has to be
designed for a large scale of statistical tasks ranging from data analysis to highly interactive …

Nothing in life is certain. However the more information you have, and the better prepared
you are, the more favorable the outcome. To this extent, for an autonomous vehicle to …

In this revolutionary age of information systems, this book offers a unified approach to
systems management that triggers greater speed of action and increases flexibility and …