The French population census for 1990

  • Pascal Bernard
  • Guy Laffitte
Applications II
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 967)

Abstract

Specification design techniques and methods are illustrated through a real example: the development of a system supporting the French population census for 1990. These techniques are sufficiently generic to find a wide use even if some of them do not seem at first sight to be obvious. We demonstrate the benefits of using B for the specification of the core of the system which supported the census. This is illustrated on a small part of the system: the administrative geography.

Keywords

Proof Obligation Abstract Machine Membership Relation Small Census Reliable Implementation 
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

Authors and Affiliations

  • Pascal Bernard
    • 1
  • Guy Laffitte
    • 2
  1. 1.Institut de Recherche Informatique de Nantes & IUT de NantesNantes
  2. 2.INSEENantes

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