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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicants:
Darin J. Beesley, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Childs, Olathe, KS (US);
Inventors:
Darin J. Beesley, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Childs, Olathe, KS (US);
Assignee:
Garmin Ltd., , KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C021/32 ; G01C021/00 ; G06F017/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for organizing roadway network data in a memory storage device is provided. A data set indicative of a roadway network is provided. Proximity criteria for intersection nodes between the roads in the roadway network is identified. The intersection nodes are grouped into a node block based on the proximity criteria. Node records which contain data indicative of the nodes are stored as a group in the node block in contiguous memory.