The Caravel project deals with the general problem of
information integration in networks of autonomous,
heterogeneous information sources. Information sources
include data sources and program sources and may be
replicated. Data sources may be structured or semi-structured.
Research themes
In this context, Caravel’s objectives are:
to provide uniform
access to information sources through an integrated view,
to
ease the management of consistent data warehouses,
and
to offer various information browsing modes adapted to
various kinds of users. One major application domain of the
Caravel project is environmental information systems.
