This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes data module provides an assessment of Chile’s macroeconomic statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework....

Purpose – The paper aims to propose the use of spline functions for the description and visualization of discrete informetric data. Design/methodology/approach – Interpolating cubic splines: are interpolating functions (they pass through the given data points); are cubic, i.e. are...

Purpose – Data collection from inbound tourists is a repetitive activity. This paper's main purpose is to show that, unless something useful about the nature of change is being established, repetitious collection of data from, for example, inbound visitors results in ineffective accumulation...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a real time 3D localization and mapping approach for the USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) robotic application, focusing on the performance and the accuracy of the General‐purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU)‐based...

Purpose – As business globalisation and internet usage continue to grow, the internet‐based version of data warehouse systems (DWS) is expected to improve traditional DWS. However applying the web‐based interfaces to client‐server‐based DWS structures may cause problems such as...

Purpose – The aim is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This article is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with the Director of Product Management at LogiXML. Design/methodology/approach – The article is an interview with David Abramson. Findings – The interview highlights that, in the past, reporting and business intelligence...

Purpose – This paper aims to show that there has been a rise in the development of local information systems in recent years. However, little research exists on users' perspectives of the value they obtain from these systems. This paper seeks to directly address this issue....