1. A computer-implemented method for validating edits to geographical features stored in a partition of a repository which allows for incremental edits to the features, the method comprising: storing a plurality of geographical features in the partition of the repository, a subset of the plurality of geographical features being associated with a reference identifying a referenced feature of the plurality of geographical features; editing, by a processor, a first feature of the subset of the plurality of geographical features by making one or more edits to obtain an edited first feature; identifying the reference associated with the edited first feature, the reference identifying a second feature of the plurality of geographical features; determining, by the processor, a relationship type identifying a physical relationship between the edited first feature and the second feature, the relationship type being associated with a set of requirements defining how the edited first feature and the second feature relate to one another in the repository; determining, by the processor, whether the one or more edits affect a physical relationship of the edited first feature with the second feature based on the relationship type; when the one or more edits are determined to affect the physical relationship, retrieving the referenced feature; determining, by the processor, whether the edited first feature and the referenced second feature satisfy the set of requirements; and when the edited first feature and the referenced feature are determined to satisfy the set of requirements, validating the edited first feature.