The location features in Oracle Database 10g 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 e-business. The Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Application Server 10g, and Oracle E-Business Suite include and make use of
location features to deliver unique business advantages to users.
Through Oracle Spatial and Oracle Locator, geographic and location data are
managed in a native type within Oracle Database 10g. Oracle Locator is a feature of Oracle Database 10g Standard and Enterprise Editions that
provides core location functionality needed by most customer applications to
support a variety of location-based services (LBS) and 3rd party GIS solutions.
Oracle Spatial is an option for Oracle Enterprise Edition
that provides advanced spatial features to support high-end GIS and LBS
solutions. Oracle 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 and Oracle
Locator have been adopted as the preferred location platform by leading GIS and
LBS vendors. Oracle Spatial and Oracle Locator have also been deployed by
telecommunications, utilities, and government organizations worldwide. Oracle
Spatial and Oracle Locator comply with the OGC Simple Features for SQL Specification, Types and Functions
Alternative.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Robert Crossley
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
6:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
[email protected]
Subject: Re: [MI-L] Oracle XE and
MapInfo
David,
Just when I have got my head around SQL server.... This is potentially
the biggest news for MapInfo for a long time as what it offers is a corporate
database that can be used for smallish applications (viz. for clients who don't
want to pay for Oracle as well as the GIS).. and to my knowledge Arc's products
require an SDE licence to use the Oracle DB.
For me it means that I can offer a product based on Oracle rather than Access
for those who don't really want to buy a spatial DB at this time. For the
organisations who want to stay with SQL Server (and that is quite a few), I can
offer a similar architectured product based on Spatialware.
Bit of a learning curve, but will be worth it.
r
On 01/03/06, David
Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi Robert,
I think you'll find that Locator did get included in XE. I've just
been having
a dig around this morning and discovered:
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=1218544�
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Oracle Database 10g R2 (10.2.0.1 ) Express
Edition (Locator) Available!!
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 5:59 AM
and locator is included.
I want to thank all the partners, developers and users who supported our
efforts
to include Locator in XE.
thanks
Steve
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Also:
http://www.oracle.com/pls/xe102/portal.all_books
Note the link to the "2 Day Plus Locator Developer Guide"
All looks good to me! I'm looking forward to having a play...
Cheers,
David
Quoting Robert Crossley <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Neil,
>
> I was excited by the release last october, but when I enquired, the
spatial
> bits were not part of the release. I would love to move to
Oracle XE for
> my
> MapInfo applications and get rid of Access for the clients who won't go to
> SQL Server and Spatialware, but was told that I couldn't do
it. I don't
> need the spatial cartridge, just the ability to store the data in the
> database (Locator).
>
> Any further updates regarding this new release?
>
> r
>
> On 01/03/06, Neil Havermale
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
wrote:
> >
> > Any knee-jerk reactions to Oracle's FREE 10g XE
? Will this Oracle
> entry
> > DB have any effect on MapInfo use? Is this an easy, too
hard, or who
> cares
> > type of solution?
> >
> > FYI
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> >
>
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/02/28/75938_HNoraclexelate_1.html?source=NLC-TB2006-02-28
> >
> > "Oracle made its low-end, free-of-charge *Oracle* Database 10g
Express
> > Edition database, also known as XE, generally available Tuesday. When
the
> > company initially released the beta version of the software in
October of
> > last year, Oracle expected to debut the first full release of XE by
> > year-end.
> >
> > "XE is built on the same code as the company's enterprise-level
Oracle
> > Database 10g Release 2. Oracle expects that users who adopt the free
> edition
> > of XE will later want to upgrade to paid versions of the 10g
database.
> The
> > vendor is also hoping that the XE database will appeal to both
developers
> > and the academic community.
> >
> > "There's a plethora of low-end free databases in today's market,
with
> > Oracle's XE and *Microsoft's* SQL Server 2005 Express being joined
last
> > month by DB2 Universal Database Express-C. All three vendors are also
> facing
> > challenges from the open-source community led by database company
MySQL.
> >
> > "The XE database can be downloaded from Oracle Technology
Network at
> > http://www.oracle.com/technology/xe.
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > MapInfo-L mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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