Reverse k nearest neighbor (RNNk) is a generalization of the reverse nearest neighbor problem and receives increasing attention recently in the spatial data index and query. RNNk query is to retrieve all the data po...Reverse k nearest neighbor (RNNk) is a generalization of the reverse nearest neighbor problem and receives increasing attention recently in the spatial data index and query. RNNk query is to retrieve all the data points which use a query point as one of their k nearest neighbors. To answer the RNNk of queries efficiently, the properties of the Voronoi cell and the space-dividing regions are applied. The RNNk of the given point can be found without computing its nearest neighbors every time by using the rank Voronoi cell. With the elementary RNNk query result, the candidate data points of reverse nearest neighbors can he further limited by the approximation with sweepline and the partial extension of query region Q. The approximate minimum average distance (AMAD) can be calculated by the approximate RNNk without the restriction of k. Experimental results indicate the efficiency and the effectiveness of the algorithm and the approximate method in three varied data distribution spaces. The approximate query and the calculation method with the high precision and the accurate recall are obtained by filtrating data and pruning the search space.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60673136)the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China (F200601)~~
文摘Reverse k nearest neighbor (RNNk) is a generalization of the reverse nearest neighbor problem and receives increasing attention recently in the spatial data index and query. RNNk query is to retrieve all the data points which use a query point as one of their k nearest neighbors. To answer the RNNk of queries efficiently, the properties of the Voronoi cell and the space-dividing regions are applied. The RNNk of the given point can be found without computing its nearest neighbors every time by using the rank Voronoi cell. With the elementary RNNk query result, the candidate data points of reverse nearest neighbors can he further limited by the approximation with sweepline and the partial extension of query region Q. The approximate minimum average distance (AMAD) can be calculated by the approximate RNNk without the restriction of k. Experimental results indicate the efficiency and the effectiveness of the algorithm and the approximate method in three varied data distribution spaces. The approximate query and the calculation method with the high precision and the accurate recall are obtained by filtrating data and pruning the search space.