Overview

The location features in Oracle Database 10g provide a platform that supports a wide range of applications—from automated mapping/facilities management and geographic information systems (GIS), to wireless location services and location-enabled e-business. The Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Application Server 10g, and Oracle E-Business Suite include and make use of location features to deliver unique business advantages to users.

Oracle Spatial extends the core location features included in every Oracle database with Oracle Locator. Its advanced data manipulation and spatial analysis features include buffer generation, spatial aggregates, area and length calculations, and linear referencing. The first release of Oracle Spatial 10g introduced a GeoRaster datatype to store and manage image and gridded raster data and metadata, network and topology data models, geocoding and routing engines, and spatial analysis and mining functions.

See additional information in the Oracle Spatial white paper at:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/spatial/pdf/10gr2_collateral/spatial_twp_10gr2.pdf

Specifications