Location approximation for local search services using natural language hints

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-336

  Schockaert, S ^a   De Cock, M ^a   Kerre, E E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set theory; Geographical information retrieval; Local search; Web intelligence

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SOFTWARE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 41049105999     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810701626277     Document Type: Article

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