Abstract: This work describes the development of a service that allows the creation of thematic maps from statistical information provided by the users and from the geographical base chosen by them. The services become a tool of Location Intelligence that allow to represent the statistical information available to people in a given geospatial area, that are open source and also available on line or being disconnected from the network. A study of the different technologies of cartographic symbolization and of some of the most important IT tools that are in use at present for the generation of thematic maps was carried out. As a result we obtained a tool that will support the decision making process and will give added value to information systems to which it will incorporate. decision making process, geographical base, service, statistical information, technologies of cartographic symbolization, thematic maps.

• Publication Date: 08-Jun-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-021-7-86
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Abstract: Given the staggering quantity of textual information on the Internet, several systems of information search and retrieval have been proposed in recent years, such as Question-Answering Systems (QAS), whereby users employ natural language in their search, retrieving a specific answer to their question instead of a list of relevant documents. Government websites publish a wide array of textual information such as laws, procedures, and policies. Users generally do not perform searches in government websites due to the complexity of search mechanisms, which are sometimes too technical for lay people. The article proposes an architecture for the integration of QAS with government web portals in order to improve the search process on the part of citizens, thereby improving the interaction between citizens and government. It also discusses the research findings related to the design and implementation of a QAS in the Colombian context proposed for a local government

• Publication Date: 08-Jun-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-021-7-87
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