Abstract The Geospatial Business Intelligence (Geo-BI) is a collection of technologies that combines Geographic Information System (GIS) and Business Intelligence (BI). Geo-BI provides an efficient tool for browsing and storing very large spatio-temporal databases. However, the process for evaluation and selection of the optimal decision in Geo-BI is very complex. Hence, the Multi- Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods are used as a tool to... The Geospatial Business Intelligence (Geo-BI) is a collection of technologies that combines Geographic Information System (GIS) and Business Intelligence (BI). Geo-BI provides an efficient tool for browsing and storing very large spatio-temporal databases. However, the process for evaluation and selection of the optimal decision in Geo-BI is very complex. Hence, the Multi- Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods are used as a tool to facilitate the decision making process. In this paper, we present a methodology called Multi-Criteria Geospatial Business Intelligence (MC-GeoBI) which aims to enhance Geo-BI applications by applying MCDM. The latter obviously offers several advantages in terms of decision making when one must take into account the multiple and contradictory aspects of the criteria. To illustrate this, an application model has been developed to select the most appropriate site for landfill of industrial wastes. Read More Read Less

Abstract In recent years, with the development of digital environment, one of the concepts that have been particularly important is digital identification of objects in this environment by digital identifier systems. The main objective of this study is to answer this important and basic question: How and on what framework can distinguish a digital object identifier system from other identifier systems? To achieve this... In recent years, with the development of digital environment, one of the concepts that have been particularly important is digital identification of objects in this environment by digital identifier systems. The main objective of this study is to answer this important and basic question: How and on what framework can distinguish a digital object identifier system from other identifier systems? To achieve this goal, a comparative framework which consisted of 7 main characteristics of digital identifiers in three major domains (namely identifier features, digital coverage and comprehensiveness of scope) was proposed. Then, an illustrative comparison of 23 well-known worldwide identifiers was carried out. Results of this study revealed that six identifier systems of DOI, Handle, UCI, ARK, URN and PURL can be regarded as the best choices of digital identifiers in public areas identified in the digital space and four identifier systems of ORCID, MIRIAM, ISNI and NBN are the best options to be used in certain specialized areas. These results can help information technology specialists to identify and effectively use of digital identifier systems in actual and potential practical areas. Read More Read Less

Abstract We propose the object-oriented networking (OON) framework, for meeting the generalized interconnection, mobility and technology integration requirements underlining the Internet. In OON, the various objects that need to be accessed through the Internet (content, smart things, services, people, etc.) are viewed as network layer resources, rather than as application layer resources as in the IP communications model. By abstracting them as computing objects... We propose the object-oriented networking (OON) framework, for meeting the generalized interconnection, mobility and technology integration requirements underlining the Internet. In OON, the various objects that need to be accessed through the Internet (content, smart things, services, people, etc.) are viewed as network layer resources, rather than as application layer resources as in the IP communications model. By abstracting them as computing objects -with attributes and methods- they are identified by expressive, discoverable names, while data are exchanged between them in the context of their methods, based on suitably defined system-specific names. An OON-enabled Internet is not only a global data delivery medium but also a universal object discovery and service development platform; service-level interactions can be realized through native network means, without requiring standardized protocols. OON can be realized through existing softwaredefined networking or network functions virtualization technologies and it can be deployed in an incremental fashion. Read More Read Less