Patent ID: 9734162
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for optimizing spatial queries, the method comprising: a computer receiving a first spatial data set and a target spatial shape, wherein a geometry of the first spatial data set does not align with a geometry of the target spatial shape; the computer receiving a distribution data set, wherein a geometry of the distribution data set aligns with the geometry of the first spatial data set; the computer performing one or more geospatial queries to determine a list of full and partial shapes of the first spatial data set which are located within the target spatial shape; the computer determining a ratio for a determined partial shape of the first spatial data set using the distribution data set; the computer determining an apportioned value of a variable of the first spatial data set within the determined partial shape, wherein the apportioned value of the variable is based on a full value of the variable and the determined ratio; and the computer outputting a result set comprising the apportioned value of the variable.