Information Integration
Information Integration provides new Information for
improved Decision Making  when it
ì   presents more data                     (mediation 1991)
Ø  Risk: much may be irrelevant
ì   captures new relationships        (knowledge bases 1977)
Ø  Often requires expert inter-domain knowledge
ì   includes current sensor data     (fusion, streams 1999)
Ø  Data reflect the past only
ì   includes predictions about future courses
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