A method is disclosed for determining a minimum bounding polygon for use in a geo-coding system. A first polygon is received defining a geographic region. A minimal number of points is determined corresponding to the first polygon to define a second polygon at least bounding the first polygon....http://www.google.fr/patents/US8050689?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8050689 - System and method for creating minimum bounding rectangles for use in a geo-coding system
System and method for creating minimum bounding rectangles for use in a geo ...