Title :
Indexing mechanisms to query FMBRs
Author :
Somodevilla, María J. ; Petry, Frederick E.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Ciencias de la Computacion, Univ. Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico
Abstract :
We review the basic approach to modelling spatial uncertainty with fuzzy minimum bounding rectangles. Then two indexing approaches using Grid files and R*-trees are developed. Finally a number of spatial queries are illustrated based on these indexing schemes.
Keywords :
database indexing; fuzzy set theory; trees (mathematics); visual databases; R*-trees; fuzzy minimum bounding rectangles; grid files; indexing mechanisms; spatial queries; spatial uncertainty modelling; Chromium; Euclidean distance; Fuzzy sets; Geographic Information Systems; Indexing; Information retrieval; Labeling; Tree graphs; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Information, 2004. Processing NAFIPS '04. IEEE Annual Meeting of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8376-1
DOI :
10.1109/NAFIPS.2004.1336276