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.

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• Coming Events
• Oracle Database 11g Spatial Option —Data Sheet (PDF 208KB) August 2010
• Advanced Spatial Data Management for Enterprise Applications—White Paper (PDF 209KB) August 2010
• US Oracle Spatial User Conference Presentations, Washington, DC USA, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center May 2011
• NAVTEQ Data
• Oracle Spatial on Oracle.com

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