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Preface
Oracle Spatial Developer’s Guide provides usage and reference information for indexing
and storing spatial data and for developing spatial applications using Oracle Spatial
and Oracle Locator.
Oracle Spatial requires the Enterprise Edition of Oracle Database 11g. It is a foundation
for the deployment of enterprise-wide spatial information systems, and Web-based
and wireless location-based applications requiring complex spatial data management.
Oracle Locator is a feature of the Standard and Enterprise Editions of Oracle Database
11g. It offers a subset of Oracle Spatial capabilities (see Appendix B for a list of Locator
features) typically required to support Internet and wireless service applications and
partner-based geographic information system (GIS) solutions.
The Standard and Enterprise Editions of Oracle Database 11g have the same basic
features. However, several advanced features, such as extended data types, are
available only with the Enterprise Edition, and some of these features are optional. For
example, to use Oracle Database 11g table partitioning, you must have the Enterprise
Edition and the Partitioning Option.
For information about the differences between Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition
and Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition and the features and options that are
available to you, see Oracle Database New Features Guide.
Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who needs to store spatial data in an Oracle
database.
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