What you'll learn from this book.Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g delivers in helping you fully understand Oracle's spatial data feature set. In reading the book, you'll learn
- About new Oracle Spatial features in Oracle Database 11g, including support for the European Petroleum Standards Group (EPSG) data model, the ability to publish to Google Earth, integration with Google Maps, and much more
- The use of Oracle's built-in SDO_GEOMETRY data type for storing location-based data
- How to geocode your data, beginning with postal addresses and ending with SDO_GEOMETRY objects that enable future analysis as well as forming the foundation of working with spatial data within Oracle
- How to create and display maps to help you visualize and analyze your geocoded data
- About network modeling, which is useful in computing routes, travel distances, and proximity based upon travel time
- How to optimize analysis of your spatial data by creating spatial indexes and custom operators
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