Flexible Databases Supporting Imprecision and Uncertainty

Download or read book Flexible Databases Supporting Imprecision and Uncertainty written by Gloria Bordogna and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-06-02 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers the advice of selected expert contributors on the application of heterogeneous methods for managing uncertainty and imprecision in databases. It contains both survey chapters on classic topics such as "flexible querying in databases", and up to date information on "database models to represent imperfect data". Further, it includes specific contributions on uncertainty management in database integration, and in representing and querying semistructured and spatial data.