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"