Oracle Spatial & Oracle Locator
Location Features for Oracle Database 11g

The location features in Oracle Database 11g 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 Business Intelligence.

Oracle Locator is a feature of Oracle Database 11g Standard and Enterprise Editions that provides core location functionality needed by most customer applications. Oracle Spatial is an option for Oracle Enterprise Edition that provides advanced spatial features to support high-end GIS and LBS solutions. Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer is an Oracle Application Server Java component and JDeveloper extension used for map rendering and viewing geospatial data managed by Oracle Spatial or Locator. Oracle Spatial, Oracle Locator and MapViewer comply with germane OGC Standard Specifications.

2012 Oracle Spatial User Conference Washington, DC Oracle Spatial UC offered training, deep dives, case studies in BI, cloud, from government, utilities & more, special partner sessions. 2012 Oracle Spatial UC Presentations

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• Oracle Spatial On OTN At A Glance
• Coming Events
• Location Intelligence & Oracle Spatial User Conference - May 22-23, 2012, Washington, DC—Agenda and Registration
• Oracle OpenWorld and Oracle User Conference Presentations
• Oracle Spatial Discussion Forum
• Oracle Spatial on Oracle.com
• NAVTEQ Data

What's New

• Business Intelligence Helps Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Solve, Reduce and Prevent Crime; Maryland Department of Education Plans to Improve Decision Making and Enhance Teaching and Learning—Oracle Press Release (HTML) January 31, 2012
• CityGML—A presentation about CityGML and Urban Information Modeling, the 3D City Database, and the Importer/Exporter, provided by the TU Delft (Running Time Approximately 5 Hours, Requires Silverlight)

Oracle Spatial Technical Information

• Oracle Database 11g Spatial Option—Data Sheet (PDF 208KB) August 2010
• Advanced Spatial Data Management for Enterprise Applications—White Paper (PDF 209KB) August 2010
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Related Technologies

• Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer
• Semantic Technologies Center
• Oracle SecureFiles
• Oracle Workspace Manager (Long Transactions)
• Oracle Spatial Technologies Standards Support

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