Oracle Spatial User's Guide and Reference - InfoLab

Part I
Conceptual and Usage Information
This document has three parts:
■ Part I provides conceptual and usage information about Oracle Spatial.
■ Part II provides reference information about Oracle Spatial methods, operators,
functions, and procedures.
■ Part III provides supplementary information (appendixes and a glossary).
Part I is organized for efficient learning about Oracle Spatial. It covers basic
concepts and techniques first, and proceeds to more advanced material (such as
coordinate systems, the linear referencing system, geocoding, and extending spatial
indexing). Part I contains the following chapters:
■ Chapter 1, "Spatial Concepts"
■ Chapter 2, "Spatial Data Types and Metadata"
■ Chapter 3, "Loading Spatial Data"
■ Chapter 4, "Indexing and Querying Spatial Data"
■ Chapter 5, "Geocoding Address Data"
■ Chapter 6, "Coordinate Systems (Spatial Reference Systems)"
■ Chapter 7, "Linear Referencing System"
■ Chapter 8, "Spatial Analysis and Mining"
■ Chapter 9, "Extending Spatial Indexing Capabilities"