Module 5: Disk-based Index Structures
  Lecture 26: Pyramid Technique and VA-files
 

                                            

 

 

Analysis
  • Dimension has slices along it
  • Slices contain nearly equal amount of data
  • Slices are kept constant
 
  • May require periodic re-organization for efficiency
  • Probability that there is a point inside a cell is
  • Probability that a grid cell contains more than one point is
share
 
  • Example:, : share
  • More dimensions are better
  • Most cells are empty