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A Note on the Optimal Labelling of Quadtree Nodes
The School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Bath, Bath, Avon, BA2 7AY, UK
Methods of labelling quadtree nodes by extended quaternary numbers are discussed. It is shown that a fixed bit-length technique requires only 2n+1 bits to represent any node in a depth n quadtree. A technique using exactly that number of bits is described. A more useful extension, requiring 2n+2 bits, is compared with the best technique previously published, which typically requires 2n+4 bits.
Received August 1989.
* The School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Bath, Bath, Avon, BA2 7AY