Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6985E475CEE for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:34:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from solaris.mgfint.com (solaris.mgfint.com [128.121.222.52]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E191475C8B for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:34:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from viking ([66.65.56.13]) by solaris.mgfint.com (8.11.6) id g8A3Ynj00467; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 03:34:49 GMT From: "Markus Gieppner" To: "Andres Sommerhoff" , Subject: Re: How the R-Tree index works?. Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:34:43 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C25859.79D63410" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <028d01c2584b$36c7cb10$809f1dc8@s2> X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 X-Archive-Number: 200209/63 X-Sequence-Number: 9340 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C25859.79D63410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Andreas, I asked myself the same question just yesterday. Here's something I found on google (and there's much more there, as usual!) http://icg.harvard.edu/~cs265/lectures/readings/guttman-1984.pdf Cheers, Markus Gieppner -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Andres Sommerhoff Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 5:52 PM To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: [SQL] How the R-Tree index works?. Hi, Can someone explain my how the R-Tree index works?. I just buy a Postgres's Developer book, but it only mentioned it. Thanks. Andrés Sommerhoff --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 9/4/2002 ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C25859.79D63410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi=20 Andreas,

I=20 asked myself the same question just yesterday. Here's something I found on= =20 google (and there's much more there, as usual!)

h= ttp://icg.harvard.edu/~cs265/lectures/readings/guttman-1984.pdf<= /SPAN>

Cheers,

Markus=20 Gieppner

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From:=20 pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org]= On=20 Behalf Of Andres Sommerhoff
Sent: Monday, September 09, 200= 2=20 5:52 PM
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: [SQL] H= ow=20 the R-Tree index works?.

Hi, Can someone explain my how the = R-Tree=20 index works?. I just buy a Postgres's Developer book, but it only mention= ed=20 it. Thanks.

Andr=E9s= =20 Sommerhoff

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