Module 5: Disk-based Index Structures
Lecture 18:
General Framework
kNN searching order
Efficiency depends on order in which regions are searched
Suppose
k = 2
Starting with
F
results in better pruning than with
L
For root
T,
S,O,R,Pi
order is better than
P,R,O,Si
order
Start with the region with lowest minimum
Sorting or comparison among regions
Maintenance of heap
More complex and time-consuming than range querying
Eorts to estimate range
for
neighbours