Maguire, Phil (2020) GeoTree: a data structure for constant time geospatial search enabling a real-time mix-adjusted median property price index. International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics. ISSN 1756-378X
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Abstract
A common problem appearing across the field of
data science is k-NN (k-nearest neighbours), particularly within the context of Geographic Information Systems. In this article, we present a novel data structure, the GeoTree, which holds a collection of geohashes (string encodings of GPS co-ordinates). This enables a constant O (1) time search algorithm that returns a set of geohashes surrounding a given geohash in the GeoTree, representing the approximate k-nearest neighbours of that geohash. Furthermore, the GeoTree data structure retains
an O (n) memory requirement. We apply the data structure to
a property price index algorithm focused on price comparison
with historical neighbouring sales, demonstrating an enhanced performance. The results show that this data structure allows for the development of a real-time property price index, and can be scaled to larger datasets with ease.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Cite as: Miller, R., Maguire, P. (2021). GeoTree: A Data Structure for Constant Time Geospatial Search Enabling a Real-Time Property Index. In: Arai, K. (eds) Intelligent Computing. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 284. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80126-7_12 |
| Keywords: | GeoTree; Geospatial; k-NN; Data structure; Price index; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: | 17473 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-80126-7_12 |
| Depositing User: | Phil Maguire |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2023 11:29 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics |
| Publisher: | Springer Link |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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