Decomposability of DiSAT for Index Dynamization

Edgar Chávez, María E. Di Genaro, Nora Susana Reyes, Patricia Roggero

Authors

  • Edgar Chávez Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, México
  • María E. Di Genaro Departamento de Informática, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
  • Nora Susana Reyes Dep. de Informática, Univ. Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
  • Patricia Roggero Dep. de Informática, Univ. Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/16666038.17.e15

Keywords:

similarity search, dynamism, metric spaces, non-conventional databases

Abstract

The Distal Spatial Approximation Tree (DiSAT) is one of the most competitive indexes for exact proximity searching. The absence of parameters, the most salient feature, makes the index a suitable choice for a practitioner. The most serious drawback is the static nature of the index, not allowing further insertions once it is built. On the other hand, there is an old approach from Bentley and Saxe (BS) allowing the dynamization of decomposable data structures. The only requirement is to provide a decomposition operation. This is precisely our contribution, we define a decomposition operation allowing the application of the BS technique. The resulting data structure is competitive against the static counterparts.

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2017-10-01

How to Cite

Chávez, E., Di Genaro, M. E., Reyes, N. S., & Roggero, P. (2017). Decomposability of DiSAT for Index Dynamization: Edgar Chávez, María E. Di Genaro, Nora Susana Reyes, Patricia Roggero. Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 17(02), e15. https://doi.org/10.24215/16666038.17.e15

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