On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 10:07:24AM +0100, Tim Smith wrote: > The question I have is regarding how mapinfo handles displaying > large datasets. I guess it dynamically loads only what it needs to > display, but how is this done? How does mapinfo know which features to > load based on the area that you are trying to look at?
I think they use an R-tree indexing scheme to load only the features that intersect the map view. Google for "r-tree" and take your pick of articles. _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
