Advances in data storage and image acquisition technologies have enabled the creation of
large image datasets. In this scenario, it is necessary to develop appropriate information …

The content-based image retrieval (CBIR) based on sparse visual features is a challenging
research problem to categorize images into semantically meaningful classes. Different …

This paper presents a new approach to palmprint retrieval for personal identification. Three
key issues in image retrieval are considered: feature extraction, similarity measurement and …

A new approach to image retrieval is presented in the domain of museum and gallery image
collections. Specialist algorithms, developed to address specific retrieval tasks, are …

For remote sensing (RS) image retrieval task, hashing technology have been extensively
researched in recent works. Unsupervised hashing approaches have attracted much …

Researchers engaged in geographic information science are generally concerned with
conceptualizing, analyzing, modeling, and depicting geographic phenomena and processes …

Abstract Biodiversity Information Systems (BISs) involve all kinds of heterogeneous data,
which include ecological and geographical features. However, available information …

A trademark's image is usually the first type of indirect contact between a consumer and a
product or a service. Companies rely on graphical trademarks as a symbol of quality and …

Motivated by the importance of infectious disease informatics (IDI) and the challenges to IDI
system development and data sharing, we design and implement BioPortal, a Web-based …

La cobertura terrestre es un elemento geográfico que constituye la base de referencia para
diversas aplicaciones relacionadas con la planificación del uso de los recursos naturales, la …