Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g

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作者：Ravikanth V. Kothuri, Albert Godfrind, Euro Beinat
出版日期：October 29, 2007
出版社：Apress
页数：787
ISBN：1590598997
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g showshow to take advantage of Oracle Databases built–in feature set forworking with location–based data. A great deal of the information usedin business today is associated with location in some way, and analysisof that data is becoming ever more important in todays mobile andhighly connected world. In Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g, authors Ravi Kothuri and Albert Godfrind address

• The special nature of spatial data and its role in professional and consumer applications
• Issues in spatial data management such as modeling, storing, accessing, and analyzing spatial data
• The Oracle Spatial solution and the integration of spatial data into enterprise databases
• How spatial information is used to understand business and supportdecisions, to manage customer relations, and to better serve privateand corporate users

When you read Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g, you’re learning from the very best. Ravi Kothuri is a key member of Oracle’s Spatial development team. Albert Godfrindconsults widely with Oracle clients on the implementation of OracleSpatial, develops training courses, and presents frequently atconferences. Together they have crafted a technically sound andauthoritative fountain of information on working with spatial data inthe Oracle database.
What you’ll learnPro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g delivers in helping you fully understand Oracles 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 withGoogle Maps, and much more
• The use of Oracles built-in SDO_GEOMETRY data type for storing location–based data
• How to geocode your data, beginning with postal addresses andending with SDO_GEOMETRY objects that enable future analysis as well asforming 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

Who is this book for?Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g is aimed atsoftware developers who wish to develop applications using Oraclesextensive and strong support for working with spatial, or geocoded,data.
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About the Author
Ravi Kothuri holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara, and has been an active researcher anddeveloper in the spatial and multimedia areas for the past 12 years.Currently, he serves as the project lead and software architect forvarious projects in Oracle Spatial. He has around 15 patents (somepending) on specific Oracle technology and has authored numerousarticles for database conferences and journals. Other activitiesinclude teaching database courses for undergrads and reviewing ofresearch articles for spatial and database conferences. Ravi enjoysmusic, movies, and playing with children.

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