Abstract | The paper is concerned with the time efficient
processing of spatiotemporal predicates, i.e. spatial
predicates associated with an exact temporal
constraint. A set of such predicates forms a buffer
query or a Spatio-temporal Pattern (STP) Query with
time. In the more general case of an STP query, the
temporal dimension is introduced via the relative order
of the spatial predicates (STP queries with order).
Therefore, the efficient processing of a spatiotemporal
predicate is crucial for the efficient implementation of
more complex queries of practical interest. We propose
an extension of a known approach, suitable for
processing spatial predicates, which has been used for
the efficient manipulation of STP queries with order.
The extended method is supported by efficient indexing
structures. We also provide experimental results that
show the efficiency of the technique. |