1. Editorial

   • Patrick Bergougnoux

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 5 - 5

2. Merging R-Trees: Efficient Strategies for Local Bulk Insertion

   • Li Chen
   • Rupesh Choubey
   • Elke A. Rundensteiner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 34

3. Generalized Model for Linear Referencing in Transportation

   • Paul Scarponcini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 55

4. Dual Grid: A New Approach for Robust Spatial Algebra Implementation

   • Jose Antonio Cotelo Lema
   • Ralf Hartmut Güting

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 76

5. Tabu Search Heuristic for Point-Feature Cartographic Label Placement

   • Missae Yamamoto
   • Gilberto Camara
   • Luiz Antonio Nogueira Lorena

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 90