[OSM-talk] Bounding box

[Nick Hill]

Raphaël Jacquot wrote:

>> z)You can also add to that things like: Tendency for a query to flush 
>> other used data from a cache
> 
> that's where you need more ram, so that the *indexes* end up in there.
> (that's where things like http://www.superssd.com/products/tera-ramsan/ 
> of which the largest installation sits somewhere within NSA, are used)

In practical terms over the next couple of years, given the rate at which the 
price of Flash is falling and density of individual devices increasing, putting 
the dataset in flash is becoming a cost-effective option. I have been giving 
that serious thought.