[sqlite] rtree extension to use with my data

2008-06-04 Thread Christophe Leske
Ok, so i got the rtree extension to work. It does load and creates the tables wanted. Now I am studying the ReadMe (http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/fileview?f=sqlite/ext/rtree/READMEv=1.4) and there is this requirement: All r-tree virtual tables have an odd number of columns between 3 and

Re: [sqlite] rtree extension to use with my data

2008-06-04 Thread Jay A. Kreibich
On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 06:03:45PM +0200, Christophe Leske scratched on the wall: Ok, so i got the rtree extension to work. It does load and creates the tables wanted. Now I am studying the ReadMe (http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/fileview?f=sqlite/ext/rtree/READMEv=1.4) and there is

Re: [sqlite] rtree extension to use with my data

2008-06-04 Thread Christophe Leske
The R in R-Tree is for rectangle. The structure is designed to hold spaces, not points. You want to do something like: ... rtree(id, long-min, long-max, lat-min, lat-max) For cities where you only have point locations, enter each lat and long twice. Well, my database holds

Re: [sqlite] rtree extension to use with my data

2008-06-04 Thread Jay A. Kreibich
On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 06:18:22PM +0200, Christophe Leske scratched on the wall: The R in R-Tree is for rectangle. The structure is designed to hold spaces, not points. You want to do something like: ... rtree(id, long-min, long-max, lat-min, lat-max) For cities where you

Re: [sqlite] rtree extension to use with my data

2008-06-04 Thread Shane Harrelson
You can read a very good overview of R-Trees at Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-tree which includes some coordinate based examples. On 6/4/08, Jay A. Kreibich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 06:18:22PM +0200, Christophe Leske scratched on the wall: The R in