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Peer reviewedWatters, Carolyn; Amoudi, Ghada – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Discussion of Web queries with geospatial dimensions focuses on an algorithm that assigns location coordinates dynamically to Web sites based on the URL. Describes a prototype search system that uses the algorithm to re-rank search engine results for queries with a geospatial dimension, thus providing an alternative ranking order for search engine…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Geography, Search Engines, Web Sites
Watters, Carolyn; Amoudi, Ghada – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
Discusses search engines and describes a prototype system that provides dynamic ranking of search engine results for geospatial queries based on the URL of the host site. Evaluates this approach using user queries and random Web pages, making a contribution to Web retrieval by providing an alternative ranking order for search engine results.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Geography, Information Retrieval, Search Engines
