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R-Tree Geospatial Partitioning
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R-Tree Geospatial Partitioning

HardPython

Problem

Implement a rudimentary geospatial partitioning scheme using R-trees. Build a bulk-loaded R-tree over axis-aligned rectangles, then answer each axis-aligned rectangle query by returning the intersecting rectangle IDs in their original input order. Use inclusive intersection, so rectangles or boundaries that touch count as intersecting.

Input and Output

Implement spatial_queries(rectangles, queries). Each rectangle is [id, x1, y1, x2, y2], each query is [x1, y1, x2, y2], and coordinates satisfy x1 <= x2 and y1 <= y2. Return one list of IDs per query. An empty rectangle collection is valid.

Constraints

  • 0 <= rectangles.length <= 5000
  • 0 <= queries.length <= 5000
  • Each rectangle has the form [id, x1, y1, x2, y2]
  • Each query has the form [x1, y1, x2, y2]
  • Rectangle IDs are unique integers
  • Coordinates are integers in [-10^9, 10^9]
  • For every rectangle and query, x1 <= x2 and y1 <= y2
  • Intersection is inclusive at boundaries

Function Signature

def spatial_queries(rectangles, queries):
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