Advances in Visual Information Systems: 4th International Conference, VISUAL 2000, Lyon, France, November 2-4, 2000 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Laurini, Robert

ISBN 10: 3540411771 / ISBN 13: 9783540411772

Published by Springer, 2000

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• Title: Advances in Visual Information Systems: 4th International Conference, VISUAL 2000, Lyon, France, November 2-4, 2000 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540411771
• ISBN 13: 9783540411772
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Presently, in our world, visual information dominates. The turn of the millenium marks the age of visual information systems. Enabled by picture sensors of all kinds turning digital, visual information will not only enhance the value of existing information, it will also open up a new horizon of previously untapped information sources. There is a huge demand for visual information access from the consumer. As well, the handling of visual information is boosted by the rapid increase of hardware and Internet capabilities. Advanced technology for visual information systems is more urgently needed than ever before: not only new computational methods to retrieve, index, compress and uncover pictorial information, but also new metaphors to organize user interfaces. Also, new ideas and algorithms are needed which allow access to very large databases of digital pictures and videos. Finally we should not forget new systems with visual interfaces integrating the above components into new types of image, video or multimedia databases and hyperdocuments. All of these technologies will enable the construction of systems that are radically different from conventional information systems. Many novel issues will need to be addressed: query formulation for pictorial information, consistency management thereof, indexing and assessing the quality of these systems. Historically, the expression Visual Information Systems can be understood either as a system for image information or as visual system for any kind information.