ginanjar wrote:
> I work on my thesis on spatial database indeksing using Btree n GiST.
> Can you help to explain how the GiST and btree indexing work in
> postgresql ( the algorithm ) ? Can somone show me how to write code to
> know the tree level and count the root and leaf ?
> thanks for the information n help .
I'm not sure btree indexes are useful in a spatial database (well, not
for the spatial aspects unless you are dealing with 1D space).
For GiST, read chapter 51 of the manuals.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/gist.html
From there, study some of the contrib modules it mentions in the source
distribution.
HTH
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
