Re: [HACKERS] storage of sensor data with Fourier transforms

2007-05-05 Thread Nathan Buchanan
On 5/5/07, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Nathan Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I had the idea of taking the Fourier transform of the waveform and storing > the waveform internally that way to reduce storage requirements. Aside from what Steve said: The Fourier transform in itsel

Re: [HACKERS] storage of sensor data with Fourier transforms

2007-05-05 Thread Tom Lane
"Nathan Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I had the idea of taking the Fourier transform of the waveform and storing > the waveform internally that way to reduce storage requirements. Aside from what Steve said: The Fourier transform in itself doesn't reduce data size --- it's N points in, N

Re: [HACKERS] storage of sensor data with Fourier transforms

2007-05-04 Thread Steve Atkins
On May 4, 2007, at 10:13 PM, Nathan Buchanan wrote: Hello! I have a potential situation where I will have a lot of sensor data coming in very often. (every second or so) The sensor data is from physics type measurements, and will normally follow a slowly changing pattern with sinusoidal

[HACKERS] storage of sensor data with Fourier transforms

2007-05-04 Thread Nathan Buchanan
Hello! I have a potential situation where I will have a lot of sensor data coming in very often. (every second or so) The sensor data is from physics type measurements, and will normally follow a slowly changing pattern with sinusoidal disturbances. The overall shape of the data is more important