Comment vector based search partially exists allready (Score 1) 20
if you have visited www.kartoo.com you would notice that it is based on the same vector concept when searching for data, ofcourse it has the 3D gui that makes it easier to pick what you are looking for, personally i cant wait for google to implement and provide an option of being able to search the same way as kartoo.com does, in some incidents when i was cross searching for information, kartoos interface sped things up, so three cheers for vector based search engines ...
(vector based mapping is used in voice recognition technologies... many 2.5G and 3G small companies that are attempting to provide the next must have mobile voice services are using vector based mapping for recognition, but ofcourse mapping doesnt do the whole job by itself ;)