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Tuning Functions and Procedures

This chapter contains descriptions of the tuning functions and procedures shown in Table 11-1.

Table 11-1 Tuning Functions and Procedures
Function/Procedure  Description 

SDO_TUNE.AVERAGE_MBR 

Calculates the average minimum bounding rectangle for geometries in a layer. 

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_INDEX_PERFORMANCE 

Estimates the spatial index selectivity. 

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL 

Determines an appropriate tiling level for creating fixed-size index tiles. 

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_TIME 

Estimates the tiling time for a layer, in seconds. 

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TOTAL_NUMTILES 

Estimates the total number of spatial tiles for a layer. 

SDO_TUNE.EXTENT_OF 

Determines the minimum bounding rectangle of the data in a layer. 

SDO_TUNE.HISTOGRAM_ANALYSIS 

Calculates statistical histograms for a spatial layer. 

SDO_TUNE.MIX_INFO 

Calculates geometry type information for a spatial layer, such as the percentage of each geometry type. 


SDO_TUNE.AVERAGE_MBR

Format

SDO_TUNE.AVERAGE_MBR(

Description

Calculates the average minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) for a geometry object column.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry column for which the average minimum bounding rectangle is to be computed.

width

Width of the average minimum bounding rectangle.

height

Height of the average minimum bounding rectangle.

Usage Notes

This procedure computes and stores the width and height of the average minimum bounding rectangle for all geometries in a geometry table. It calculates the average MBR by keeping track of the maximum and minimum X and Y values for all geometries in a geometry table.

AVERAGE_MBR is a procedure, not a function. (Procedures do not return values.)

Examples

The following example calculates the minimum bounding rectangle for the SHAPE column of the COLA_MARKETS table.

DECLARE
  table_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'COLA_MARKETS';
  column_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'SHAPE';
  width  NUMBER;
  height  NUMBER;
BEGIN
SDO_TUNE.AVERAGE_MBR(
  table_name,
  column_name,
  width,
  height);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Width = ' || width);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Height = ' || height);
END;
/
Width = 3.5                                                                     
Height = 4.5

Related Topics

SDO_TUNE.EXTENT_OF


SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_INDEX_PERFORMANCE

Format

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_INDEX_PERFORMANCE(

Description

Estimates the spatial index performance such as query selectivity and window query time for a column of type SDO_GEOMETRY.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry column for which the tiling time is to be estimated.

sample_ratio

Approximate ratio between the geometries in the original layer and those in the sample layer (to be generated in order to perform the estimate). The default is 20: that is, the sample layer will contain approximately 1/20 (5 percent) of the geometries in the original layer. The larger the sample_ratio value, the faster the function will run, but the less accurate will be the result (the estimate).

Note that Spatial obtains the sample by using the SAMPLE(sample_percent) feature internally. For a description of this feature, see the sample_clause description in the "SELECT and Subqueries" section of the Oracle8i SQL Reference.

tiling_level

Spatial index level at which the layer is to be tessellated.

num_tiles

Number of tiles for variable or hybrid tessellation. Should be 0 for fixed tessellation. The default is 0.

window_obj

Window geometry object.

tiling_time

Estimated tiling time in seconds.

filter_time

Estimated spatial index filter time in seconds.

query_time

Estimated window query time in seconds.

Usage Notes

The function returns a number between 0.0 and 1.0 representing estimated spatial index selectivity. The larger the number, the better the selectivity.

The sample_ratio parameter lets you control the trade-off between speed and accuracy. Note that sample_ratio is not exact, but reflects an average. For example, a sample_ratio value of 20 sometimes causes fewer than 5 percent of geometry objects to be sampled and sometimes more than 5 percent, but over time an average of 5 percent will be sampled.

A return value of 0.0 indicates an error.

Examples

The following example calculates the minimum bounding rectangle for the SHAPE column of the COLA_MARKETS table.

DECLARE
  table_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'COLA_MARKETS';
  column_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'SHAPE';
  sample_ratio  INTEGER := 15;
  tiling_level  INTEGER := 4;
  num_tiles  INTEGER := 10; 
  window_obj  MDSYS.SDO_GEOMETRY := 
  MDSYS.SDO_GEOMETRY(
    2003,  -- 2-dimensional polygon
    NULL,
    NULL,
    MDSYS.SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1,1003,1), -- one polygon
    MDSYS.SDO_ORDINATE_ARRAY(3,3, 6,3, 6,5, 4,5, 3,3)
  );
  tiling_time  NUMBER; 
  filter_time   NUMBER;
  query_time  NUMBER;
  ret_number NUMBER;
BEGIN
ret_number := SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_INDEX_PERFORMANCE(
  table_name,
  column_name,
  sample_ratio,
  tiling_level,
  num_tiles,
  window_obj, 
  tiling_time, 
  filter_time, 
  query_time
);
END;
/

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL

Format

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL(

Description

Estimates the appropriate SDO_LEVEL value to use when indexing with hybrid or fixed-size tiles.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry column for which the tiling level is to be estimated.

maxtiles

Maximum number of tiles that can be used to index the rectangle defined by type_of_estimate.

type_of_estimate

Keyword to specify the type of estimate:

Usage Notes

The function returns an integer representing the level to use when creating a spatial index for the specified layer. The function returns NULL if the data is inconsistent.

If type_of_estimate is ALL_GID_EXTENT, a maxtiles value of 10000 is recommended for most applications.

Examples

The following example estimates the appropriate SDO_LEVEL value to use with the SHAPE column of the COLA_MARKETS table.

SELECT SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL('COLA_MARKETS',  'SHAPE',
            10000, 'ALL_GID_EXTENT') 
  FROM DUAL;

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL('COLA_MARKETS','SHAPE',10000,'ALL_GID_EXTENT')   
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                                                                            7  

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SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_TIME

Format

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_TIME(

Description

Returns the estimated time (in seconds) to tessellate a column of type SDO_GEOMETRY.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry column for which the tiling time is to be estimated.

sample_ratio

Approximate ratio between the geometries in the original layer and those in the sample layer (to be generated to perform the estimate). The default is 20: that is, the sample layer will contain approximately 1/20 (5 percent) of the geometries in the original layer. The larger the sample_ratio value, the faster the function will run, but the less accurate will be the result (the estimate).

Note that Spatial obtains the sample by using the SAMPLE(sample_percent) feature internally. For a description of this feature, see the sample_clause description in the "SELECT and Subqueries" section of the Oracle8i SQL Reference.

tiling_level

Spatial index level at which the layer is to be tessellated.

num_tiles

Number of tiles for variable or hybrid tessellation. Should be 0 for fixed tessellation. The default is 0.

Usage Notes

A return value of 0 indicates an error.

The tiling time estimate is based on the tiling time of a small sample geometry table that is automatically generated from the original table column. (This generated table is deleted before the function completes.)

The sample_ratio parameter lets you control the trade-off between speed and accuracy. Note that sample_ratio is not exact, but reflects an average. For example, a sample_ratio value of 20 sometimes causes fewer than 5 percent of geometry objects to be sampled and sometimes more than 5 percent, but over time an average of 5 percent will be sampled.

The CREATE TABLE privilege is required for using this function.

Examples

The following example estimates the tiling time to tessellate the REGIONS column of the XYZ_MARKETS table.

DECLARE
  table_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'XYZ_MARKETS';
  column_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'REGIONS';
  sample_ratio  INTEGER := 15;
  tiling_level  INTEGER := 6;
  num_tiles  INTEGER := 10;
  ret_number  NUMBER;
BEGIN
ret_number := SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_TIME(
  table_name,
  column_name,
  sample_ratio,
  tiling_level,
  num_tiles
);
END;
/

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TOTAL_NUMTILES

Format

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TOTAL_NUMTILES(

Description

Estimates the total number of spatial tiles for a layer.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry column for which the total number of spatial tiles is to be estimated.

sample_ratio

Approximate ratio between the geometries in the original layer and those in the sample layer (to be generated to perform the estimate). The default is 20: that is, the sample layer will contain approximately 1/20 (5 percent) of the geometries in the original layer. The larger the sample_ratio value, the faster the function will run, but the less accurate will be the result (the estimate).

Note that Spatial obtains the sample by using the SAMPLE(sample_percent) feature internally. For a description of this feature, see the sample_clause description in the "SELECT and Subqueries" section of the Oracle8i SQL Reference.

tiling_level

Spatial index level at which the layer is to be tessellated.

num_tiles

Number of tiles for variable or hybrid tessellation. Should be 0 for fixed tessellation. The default is 0.

num_largetiles

Output parameter to contain the number of spatial tiles that are of the same size as group tiles for hybrid indexing. (For fixed indexing, num_largetiles will be the same as the returned value: the total number of spatial tiles.)

Usage Notes

The estimate is based on the total number of tiles for a small sample layer that is automatically generated from the original layer. (This generated table is deleted before the function completes.)

The sample_ratio parameter lets you control the trade-off between speed and accuracy. Note that sample_ratio is not exact, but reflects an average. For example, a sample_ratio value of 20 sometimes causes fewer than 5 percent of geometry objects to be sampled and sometimes more than 5 percent, but over time an average of 5 percent will be sampled.

The CREATE TABLE privilege is required for using this function.

Examples

The following example estimates the total number of spatial tiles required to index the REGIONS column of the XYZ_MARKETS table.

DECLARE
  table_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'XYZ_MARKETS';
  column_name  VARCHAR2(32) := 'REGIONS';
  sample_ratio  INTEGER := 15;
  tiling_level  INTEGER := 4;
  num_tiles  INTEGER := 10;
  num_largetiles  INTEGER;
  ret_integer  INTEGER;
BEGIN
ret_integer := SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TOTAL_NUMTILES(
  table_name,
  column_name,
  sample_ratio,
  tiling_level,
  num_tiles,
  num_largetiles
);
END;
/

SDO_TUNE.EXTENT_OF

Format

SDO_TUNE.EXTENT_OF(

Description

Returns the minimum bounding rectangle of all geometries in a column of type SDO_GEOMETRY.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry column for which the minimum bounding rectangle is to be returned.

Usage Notes

The function returns NULL if the data is inconsistent.

Examples

The following example calculates the minimum bounding rectangle for the objects in the SHAPE column of the COLA_MARKETS table.

SELECT SDO_TUNE.EXTENT_OF('COLA_MARKETS',  'SHAPE') 
  FROM DUAL;

SDO_TUNE.EXTENT_OF('COLA_MARKETS','SHAPE')(SDO_GTYPE, SDO_SRID, SDO_POINT(X, Y, 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOMETRY(2003, NULL, NULL, SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 3), SDO_ORDINATE_
ARRAY(1, 1, 10, 11))

Related Topics

SDO_TUNE.ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL

SDO_TUNE.AVERAGE_MBR procedure


SDO_TUNE.HISTOGRAM_ANALYSIS

Format

SDO_TUNE.HISTOGRAM_ANALYSIS(

Description

Generates statistical histograms based on columns of type SDO_GEOMETRY.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry object column for which the histogram is to be computed.

result_table

Result table to hold the histogram.

type_of_histogram

Keyword to specify the type of histogram:

max_value

The upper limit of the histogram. That is, the histogram runs in range (0, max_value).

intervals

Number of intervals between 0 and max_value.

Usage Notes

The procedure populates the result table with statistical histograms for a geometry table. (HISTOGRAM_ANALYSIS is a procedure, not a function. Procedures do not return values.)

Before calling this procedure, create the result table (result_table parameter) with VALUE and COUNT columns. For example:

CREATE TABLE histogram (value NUMBER, count NUMBER);

SDO_TUNE.MIX_INFO

Format

SDO_TUNE.MIX_INFO(

Description

Provides information about each geometry type stored in a column of type SDO_GEOMETRY.

Parameters

table_name

Geometry table.

column_name

Geometry object column for which the geometry type information is to be calculated.

total_geom

Total number of geometry objects.

point_geom

Number of point geometry objects.

curve_geom

Number of curve string geometry objects.

poly_geom

Number of polygon geometry objects.

complex_geom

Number of complex geometry objects.

Usage Notes

This procedure calculates geometry type information for the table. It calculates the total number of geometries, as well as the number of point, curve string, polygon, and complex geometries.

Examples

The following example displays information about the mix of geometry objects in the SHAPE column of the COLA_MARKETS table.

EXECUTE SDO_TUNE.MIX_INFO('COLA_MARKETS',  'SHAPE');
Total number of geometries: 4                                                   
Point geometries:        0  (0%)                                                
Curvestring geometries:   0  (0%)                                               
Polygon geometries:      4  (100%)                                              
Complex geometries:      0  (0%)  

.


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