Workflow systems have become increasingly popular for managing experiments where
many bioinformatics tasks are chained together. Due to the large amount of data generated …

This book provides an introduction to HCI and usability aspects of Geographical Information
Systems and Science. Its aim is to introduce the principles of Human-Computer Interaction …

Abstract Distributed Stream Processing Systems (DSPS) are “Fast Data” platforms that allow
streaming applications to be composed and executed with low latency on commodity …

For the first provenance challenge, we introduce a layered model to represent workflow
provenance that allows navigation from an abstract model of the experiment to instance data …

Much has been written on the promise of Web service discovery and (semi-) automated
composition. In this discussion, the value to practitioners of discovering and reusing existing …

Web services represent a relevant technology for interoperability. An important step toward
the development of applications based on Web services is the ability of selecting and …

Network security technology has become crucial in protecting government and industry
computing infrastructure. Modern intrusion detection applications face complex …

Geospatial information (GI) constitutes a significant portion of available data and are a key
factor in planning and decision-making in a variety of domains, such as emergency …

Mangroves are an important terrestrial carbon reservoir with numerous ecosystem services.
Yet, it is difficult to inventory mangroves because of their low accessibility. A sampling …

The Web is a huge repository of geospatial information. Efficient retrieval of this information
is a key factor in planning and decision-making in many domains, including agriculture …