You Need Only One Clue for Effective Record Segmentation

Record segmentation is a core problem in data extraction. Previous approaches have focused on more and more sophisticated heuristics without knowledge of the concrete domain. In this work, we demonstrate that with only a single clue about mandatory attributes in a given domain, straightforward rules...

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Autori principali: Wang, C, Furche, T, Gottlob, G, Grasso, G, Orsi, G, Schallhart, C
Natura: Conference item
Pubblicazione: 2011
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Riassunto:Record segmentation is a core problem in data extraction. Previous approaches have focused on more and more sophisticated heuristics without knowledge of the concrete domain. In this work, we demonstrate that with only a single clue about mandatory attributes in a given domain, straightforward rules for record segmentation suffice to achieve 100% precise record extraction from the vast majority of web sites in that domain. These results are first outcomes of the just launched ERC project DIADEM on domain-specific intelligent automated data extraction.