R-tree is index structure which is frequently used for handling spatial data. However, if the number of
dimensions increases, or if only partial dimensions are used for searching the certain data according to user
preference, the time for indexing is greatly increased and the efficiency of the generated R-tree is greatly
reduced. Hence, it is not suitable for the multidimensional data, where dimensions are continuously
increasing. In this paper, we propose a multidimensional hash index, a new multidimensional index structure based on a hash index. The multidimensional hash index classifies data into buckets of euclidean space
through a hash function, and then, when an actual search is requested, generates a hash search tree for
effective searching. The generated hash search tree is able to handle user preferences in selected
dimensional space. Experimental results show that the proposed method has better indexing performance
than R-tree, while maintaining the similar search performance.