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1999 International Symposium on Database Applications in Non-Traditional Environments (DANTE'99)
p. 121
Navigation of the Internet with Spatial Databases
Joseph D. Yates, University of Queensland
Xiaofang Zhou, University of Queensland
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Most Internet search engines are keyword based. They are not efficient for the queries where geographical location is important, such as finding hotels close to a place of interest. A natural interface for spatial searching is a map, which can be used not only to display locations of search results but also to assist forming search conditions. A map-based search engine requires a well-designed visual interface that is intuitive to use yet flexible and expressive enough to support various types of spatial queries as well as a spatial queries. Similar to hyperlinks for text and images in an HTML page, spatial objects in a map should support hyperlinks. Such an interface needs to be scalable with the size of the geographical regions and the number of websites it covers. In spite of handling typically a very large amount of spatial data, a map-based search interface should meet the expectation of fast response time for interactive applications. In this paper we discuss general requirements and the design for a new map-based web search interface, and present a prototype.
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Citation:
Joseph D. Yates, Xiaofang Zhou,
"Navigation of the Internet with Spatial Databases,"
dante,
p. 121,
1999 International Symposium on Database Applications in Non-Traditional Environments (DANTE'99),
1999
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