Handling Changes of Database Schemas and Corresponding Ontologies
Currently, knowledge from biological research is stored in hundreds of databases, counting only public accessible ones. Finding specific data...
An ISO TC 211 Conformant Approach to Model Spatial Integrity Constraints in the Conceptual...
The ISO TC 211 standards have defined a set of formal models for the conceptual modeling of spatial data...
Access Control in Geographic Databases
The problem of access control in databases consists of determining when (and if) users or applications can access stored...
VTPR-Tree: An Efficient Indexing Method for Moving Objects with Frequent Updates
Moving object databases are required to support queries on a large number of continuous moving objects. Indexes for moving...
New Query Processing Algorithms for Range and k-NN Search in Spatial Network Databases
In this paper, we design the architecture of disk-based data structures for spatial network databases (SNDB). Based on this...
Conceptual Modeling for Emerging Web Application Technologies
What are the concepts behind state-of-the-art web application frameworks like Websphere on the commercial side or Struts on the...
State-of-the-Art in Modeling and Deployment of Electronic Contracts
Modeling and deployment of e-contracts is a challenging task because of the involvement of both technological and business aspects....
Preface to BP-UML 2006
Read the full paper here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/11908883_3
Extending the UML 2 Activity Diagram with Business Process Goals and Performance Measures and...
The UML 2 Activity Diagram is designed for modelling business processes, but does not yet include any concepts for...
A Comparison of Two Approaches to Safety Analysis Based on Use Cases
Engineering has a long tradition in analyzing the safety of mechanical, electrical and electronic systems. Important methods like HazOp...
