Grid Files

Multi-dimensional Index Structures

Properties of Grid Files

Support multi-dimensional data, but not high-dimension. Every key is treated as primary key. The index structure adapts itself dynamically to maintain storage efficiency. Guarantee two disk accesses for point queries Values of key must be in lineralyordered domain.
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Structure of Index Structure

Grid directories: for k-dimensional data

Grid array
A k-dimensional array Each element is a pointer to a data page

Linear scales
k 1-dimensional array Each array defines the partition of values in each dimension.

Data buckets/ pages

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Grid Directory

Linear Pointers scales to data buckets/pages Grid array

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Point Query
Y X
0 6 25 32

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A F K O Z

Find x=9 and y=Rat

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Range Query
Y X
0 6 25 32

Find 5<x<9 and Mat<y<Rat

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A F K O Z

Insertion

Also, Update split the the linear data scale page Overflow, then split the region
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Insertion

This data page is not split.

Update linear scale Overflow, Only the overflowed then split the data region page is split
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Insertion

The Therefore, data page splitis only overflowed, the data but page the directory is not
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Insertion

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Merging

1 3

C
E
2

D
F A
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B C E

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Deletion

B C ED F

C
E

D
Delete point

Merge does not occur data pages A and B, but directory pages cannot be merged yet.
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Deletion

B C ED F

C
E

D
Delete point

Merge data pages D and F. Directory pages are also merged.

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Deletion

B CE DF

Delete point

CE

DF

Merge data pages CE and DF. Directory pages are also merged.
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