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A Framework of a Generic Index for Spatio-Temporal Data in Concert
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| Title |
A Framework of a Generic Index for Spatio-Temporal Data in Concert |
| Author(s) |
A. Kuckelberg, L. Relly, H.-J. Schek |
| Type |
Article |
| Booktitle |
In Workshop on Spatio-Temporal Database Management (STDBM 99), Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Organization |
Institute for Information Systems, ETH Zurich |
| Month |
September
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| Year |
1999 |
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Abstract
In this paper we present the prototype database system Concert and
the incorporation of a framework of a generic index tree for
spatio-temporal data. We show the ideas behind the Concert
architecture as far as they are important t o understand the
framework approach presented. We show how the index is based on the
conceptual behaviour of data in contrast to generalized algorithms or
metho ds. Because of the simplicity of R-trees we take an R-tree like
structure to exp lain our generic spatio-temporal index. It is
remarkable that in Concert a generic index can be defined without any
predefined "hard-wired" spatial or temporal da ta types such as
intervals or rectangles. As it turns out the only important pro
perties needed are an OVERLAP and a SPLIT function, the first one
checking for spatial or temporal overlap of objects, the second one
providing a hierarchical de composition of the data space into
subspaces. If, in addition, splitting of data objects is allowed we
are able to de,ne manageable node sizes, leading to an im proved
generic index similar to R+-trees or other derivations.
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