Description:

With growing reliance on spatial components for making critical and strategic decisions, there is great incentive to maximize the added value of spatial data. Enter: Pro Oracle Spatial. This highly anticipated book examines the potential for organizations to exploit spatial information by way of Oracle Spatial.

Included are case studies of advanced spatial applications in healthcare, telecom, retail, and distribution industries. Further, the content is based on extensive feedback from training courses, discussion lists, and customers. This talented author team will also suggest best-practice approaches to common problems.

 

 

Table of Contents:

PART 1 – Overview
Chapter 1 – Spatial Information Management
Chapter 2 – Overview of Oracle Spatial
Chapter 3 – Location-Enabling Your Applications

PART 2 – Basic Spatial
Chapter 4 – The SDO_GEOMETRY Data Type
Chapter 5 – Loading, Transporting, and Validating Spatial Data
Chapter 6 – Geocoding
Chapter 7 – Manipulating SDO_GEOMETRY in Application Programs

PART 3 – Analysis and Visualization
Chapter 8 – Spatial Indexes and Operators
Chapter 9 – Geometry Processing Functions
Chapter 10 – Network Modeling
Chapter 11 – Generating Maps Using MapViewer
Chapter 12 – A Sample Application

PART 4 – Advanced Spatial
Chapter 13 – Case Studies
Chapter 14 – Tips, Common Mistakes, and Common Errors
Appendix A – Additional Spatial Analysis Functions
Appendix B – Linear Referencing
Appendix C – Topology Data Model in Oracle
Appendix D – Storing Raster Data in Oracle