Formalisms for query capture and data source identification to support data fusion for construction productivity monitoring

Automation in Construction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 389-398

  Pradhan, Anu ^a   Akinci, Burcu ^b   Haas, Carl T ^c  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer language; Construction management; Information management; Ontology; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER LANGUAGE; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; DATA SOURCE; DIGITAL ELEMENTS; FORMAL APPROACH; HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCES; LEVELS OF DETAIL; MONITORING AND ANALYSIS; MULTISOURCE DATA; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; USER QUERY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA FUSION; INFORMATION FUSION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ONTOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

QUERY PROCESSING;

EID: 79954575334     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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