Oracle Spatial User's Guide and Reference
Release 8.1.7

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8.1.7
changes to this guide for release 8.1.7, xxiii
migrating to release 8.1.7, 10-5
migrating to release 8.1.7 from release 8.1.5, 10-2

A

administrative procedures, 15-1
ALL_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view, 2-18
ALL_SDO_INDEX_METADATA view, 2-20
ALTER INDEX, 5-2
REBUILD, 5-5
RENAME TO, 5-8
ANYINTERACT, 7-5, 17-3
arcs, A-14
area, 7-7
authalic sphere, D-3
average minimum bounding rectangle, 11-2
AVERAGE_MBR, 11-2, 16-2

B

batch geocoding, C-4
bounding rectangle
minimum, 11-14
buffer area, 7-9
BUILD_WINDOW, 18-3
BUILD_WINDOW_FIXED, 18-5
bulk loading, 3-1, 13-2

C

C language examples (using OCI), 1-26
Cartesian coordinates, D-2
center of gravity (centroid), 7-11
centroid, 7-11
circle, 2-11, A-14
CLEAN_WINDOW, 18-7
CLEANUP_GID, 18-8
clip, E-11
CLIP_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-5
COLUMN_NAME (in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA), 2-19
compound element, 2-9
CONCATENATE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-59
concatenating geometric segments, E-12
CONNECTED_GEOM_SEGMENTS, 9-10
consistency check, 7-33, 17-5
CONTAINS, 7-5, 17-3
control file, 13-2
CONVERT_TO_LRS_DIM_ARRAY, 9-12
CONVERT_TO_LRS_GEOM, 9-14
CONVERT_TO_LRS_LAYER, 9-16
CONVERT_TO_STD_DIM_ARRAY, 9-18
CONVERT_TO_STD_GEOM, 9-20
CONVERT_TO_STD_LAYER, 9-22
converting geometric segments
functions for, 9-3
overview, E-17
convex hull, 7-13
coordinate systems
conceptual and usage information, D-1
error messages, D-14
example, D-8
coordinates
Cartesian, D-2
geodetic, D-2
geographic, D-2
projected, D-2
COVEREDBY, 7-5, 17-3
COVERS, 7-5, 17-4
cr_spatial_index.sql, A-16
CREATE INDEX, 5-9
CREATE_WINDOW_LAYER, 18-9
creating geometric segments
functions for, 9-1
creating layer tables, A-17
crlayer.sql, A-17
CS_SRS table, D-3
customized geometry types, A-14

D

data model, 1-6, A-1
LRS, E-7
datum
geodetic, D-2
transformation, D-3
DBA_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view, 2-18
DBA_SDO_INDEX_METADATA view, 2-20
DEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-24
difference, 7-15
dimension (in SDO_GTYPE), 2-7
DIMINFO (in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA), 2-19
direction of geometric segment, E-3
concatenation result, E-13
disjoint, 7-5, 17-4
displaying geometries, A-18, A-20
distance, 7-39
DROP INDEX, 5-14
dynamic query window, 4-3, 14-4
DYNAMIC_SEGMENT, 9-27

E

editing geometric segments
functions for, 9-1
ELEM_INFO (SDO_ELEM_INFO), 2-8
element, 1-6
ellipsoids
list of supported, D-6
enabling third-party geocoders, C-11
EQUAL, 7-5, 17-4
error messages, xxiv
coordinate systems, D-14
linear referencing system, E-31
ESTIMATE_INDEX_PERFORMANCE, 11-4, 16-3
ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL, 11-7, 16-5
ESTIMATE_TILING_TIME, 11-9, 16-8
ESTIMATE_TOTAL_NUMTILES, 11-11
ETYPE (SDO_ETYPE), 2-9
examples
C, 1-26
coordinate systems, D-8
creating, indexing, and querying spatial data, 2-1
directory, 1-25
Linear Referencing System (LRS), E-19
OCI (Oracle Call Interface), 1-26
PL/SQL, 1-26
SQL, 1-26
extent, 16-9
EXTENT_OF, 11-14, 16-9
exterior polygon rings, 2-7, 2-9, 2-14, 2-15

F

features
linear, E-6
filter, 14-6
FIND_MEASURE, 9-29
fixed indexing, 1-13
fixed-size tiles, 3-12, 13-7, 15-5, 15-14
FROM_815_TO_81x, 10-2
functions
CLIP_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-5
CONCATENATE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-59
CONNECTED_GEOM_SEGMENTS, 9-10
CONVERT_TO_LRS_DIM_ARRAY, 9-12
CONVERT_TO_LRS_GEOM, 9-14
CONVERT_TO_LRS_LAYER, 9-16
CONVERT_TO_STD_DIM_ARRAY, 9-18
CONVERT_TO_STD_GEOM, 9-20
CONVERT_TO_STD_LAYER, 9-22
DEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT procedure, 9-24
DYNAMIC_SEGMENT, 9-27
FIND_MEASURE, 9-29
GEOM_SEGMENT_END_MEASURE, 9-41
GEOM_SEGMENT_END_PT, 9-33
GEOM_SEGMENT_LENGTH, 9-35
GEOM_SEGMENT_START_MEASURE, 9-37
GEOM_SEGMENT_START_PT, 9-39
GET_MEASURE, 9-41
IS_GEOM_SEGMENT_DEFINED, 9-69
LOCATE_PT, 9-45
MEASURE_RANGE, 9-47
MEASURE_TO_PERCENTAGE, 9-49
PERCENTAGE_TO_MEASURE, 9-51
PROJECT_PT, 9-53
REDEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-55
REVERSE_MEASURE, 9-57
SCALE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-59
SPLIT_GEOM_SEGMENT procedure, 9-62
TRANSLATE_MEASURE, 9-65
VALID_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-67
VALID_LRS_PT, 9-69
VALID_MEASURE, 9-71

G

generic geocoding interface, C-1
GEOCODE_SCHEMA_PROPERTY_TYPE, C-5
GEOCODE_SERVER_PROPERTY_TYPE, C-4
GEOCODE_TABLE_COLUMN_TYPE, C-5
GEOCODE_TASK_METADATA, C-4
geocoder metadata, C-3
GEOCODER_HTTP package, C-10
geocoding
generic interface, C-1
geocoding support
interMedia Locator, A-17
geodetic coordinates, D-2
geodetic datum, D-2
geographic coordinates, D-2
GeoImage feature, xxiv
GEOM_SEGMENT_END_MEASURE, 9-41
GEOM_SEGMENT_END_PT, 9-33
GEOM_SEGMENT_LENGTH, 9-35
GEOM_SEGMENT_START_MEASURE, 9-37
GEOM_SEGMENT_START_PT, 9-39
geometric primitive, 1-4
geometric segment
clipping, E-11
concatenating, E-12
converting (functions for), 9-3
converting (overview), E-17
creating (functions for), 9-1
direction, E-3
direction with concatenation, E-13
editing (functions for), 9-1
locating point on, E-15
projecting point onto, E-17
querying (functions for), 9-2
scaling, E-14
splitting, E-12
geometric segments, E-2
geometry types, 1-4
custom, A-14
object-relational, 2-6
relational, 12-3
GET_MEASURE, 9-41
GIS, 1-3
GTYPE (SDO_GTYPE), 2-6

H

HISTOGRAM_ANALYSIS, 11-16, 16-10
hybrid indexing, 1-18

I

index
creation, 3-11
creation (cross-schema), 3-16
creation in parallel, A-14
description of Spatial indexing, 1-9
performance, 11-4, 16-3
quadtree, 1-12
R-tree, 1-10
R-tree (requirements before creating), 1-11
inserting spatial data, 13-4
INSIDE, 7-6, 17-4
INTEPRETATION (SDO_INTERPRETATION), 2-9
interaction, 7-5, 17-3
interior polygon rings, 2-7, 2-9, 2-14, 2-15
interMedia Locator, A-17
intersection, 7-20
IS_GEOM_SEGMENT_DEFINED, 9-69

J

Java Virtual Machine, C-2
JVM (Java Virtual Machine), C-2

L

layer, 1-7, A-17
transforming, 8-5
validating, 7-36
length (SDO_LENGTH), 7-23
line, 2-12
length, 7-23
line data, 1-6
linear features, E-6
linear measure, E-3
Linear Referencing System (LRS)
conceptual and usage information, E-1
data model, E-7
error messages, E-31
example, E-19
function reference information, 9-1
limiting indexing to X and Y dimensions, E-8
LRS point, E-6
segments, E-2
loading process, 3-1, 13-2
in parallel, A-14
LOCATE_PT, 9-45
location, 1-3
Locator (interMedia), A-17
long transactions (Workspace Management), xxiv
LRS
See Linear Referencing System (LRS)
LRS point, E-6

M

map projections
list of supported, D-5
MDSYS schema, 1-1
MDSYS.CS_SRS table, D-3
measure, E-3
measure populating, E-4
measure range, E-6
MEASURE_RANGE, 9-47
MEASURE_TO_PERCENTAGE, 9-49
metadata for geocoding, C-3
migration
OGIS, 10-8, 10-9
to current Spatial release, 10-5
to current Spatial release from 8.1.5, 10-2
to release 7.3.4, 10-3
minimum bounding rectangle, 11-2, 11-14, 16-2, 16-9
average, 11-2
MIX_INFO, 11-18, 16-12
multimatch table, C-9
multiple matches, C-9
multipolygon, 2-15

N

nearest neighbor (SDO_NN), 6-6

O

object-relational model
schema, 2-1
OCI (Oracle Call Interface) examples, 1-26
offset, E-3
OGIS_METADATA_FROM, 10-8
OGIS_METADATA_TO, 10-9
operators
cross-schema invocation, 4-9
SDO_FILTER, 6-2
SDO_NN, 6-6
SDO_RELATE, 6-8
SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE, 6-13
Oracle Call Interface (OCI) examples, 1-26
Oracle Technology Network (OTN), xxiv
oracle.spatial.geocoder.Metadata, C-9
OVERLAPBDYDISJOINT, 7-6, 17-4
OVERLAPBDYINTERSECT, 7-6, 17-4

P

parallel load, A-14
partitioned tables, 1-25, A-14
PERCENTAGE_TO_MEASURE, 9-51
plotting tiles, A-5
PL/SQL and SQL examples, 1-26
point
locating on geometric segment, E-15
LRS, E-6
shape, E-2
point data, 1-6, 15-8, A-9
point on surface of polygon, 7-25
polygon
area of, 7-7
centroid, 7-11
exterior and interior rings, 2-7, 2-9, 2-14, 2-15
point on surface, 7-25
polygon collection, 2-15
polygon data, 1-6
POPULATE_INDEX, 15-3
POPULATE_INDEX_FIXED, 15-5
POPULATE_INDEX_FIXED_POINTS, 15-8
populating
measure, E-4
primary filter, 14-6
primitive, 1-4
problems in current release, D-7
procedures
DEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-24
SPLIT_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-62
PROJECT_PT, 9-53
projected coordinates, D-2
projection, E-6
point onto geometric segment, E-17
PROJECT_PT function, 9-53

Q

quadtree indexes, 1-12
query, 1-8
query window, 4-3, 14-4
querying geometric segments
functions for, 9-2

R

range
measure, E-6
rectangle, 2-11
minimum bounding, 11-14
REDEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-55
rejected records, C-9
RELATE, 7-4, 17-2
relational model
schema, 12-1
release 8.1.7
changes to this guide, xxiii
migrating to release 8.1.7, 10-5
migrating to release 8.1.7 from release 8.1.5, 10-2
restrictions in current release, D-7
REVERSE_MEASURE, 9-57
rollback segment
R-tree index creation, 1-11
R-tree indexes, 1-10
before creating, 1-11
sequence object, 2-23

S

sample program, A-18, A-20
SCALE_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-59
scaling a geometric segment, E-14
schema, 12-1
creating index on table in another schema, 3-16
invoking operators on table in another schema, 4-9
object-relational model, 2-1
relational model, 12-1
SDO_AREA, 7-7
SDO_BUFFER, 7-9
SDO_CENTROID, 7-11
SDO_CODE, 2-22
SDO_CODE_SIZE, 15-10
SDO_CONVEXHULL, 7-13
SDO_DIFFERENCE, 7-15
SDO_DISTANCE, 7-18
SDO_ELEM_INFO, 2-8
SDO_ETYPE, 2-9
SDO_FILTER operator, 6-2
SDO_GEOMETRY object type, 2-6
SDO_GROUPCODE, 2-22
SDO_GTYPE, 2-6
SDO_INDEX_TABLE, 2-22
SDO_INDX_DIMS, E-8
SDO_INTERPRETATION, 2-9
SDO_INTERSECTION, 7-20
SDO_LENGTH, 7-23
SDO_LEVEL, 1-12
SDO_NN
optimizer hint, 6-7
SDO_NN operator, 6-6
SDO_NUMTILES, 1-12
SDO_ORDINATES, 2-12
SDO_POINT, 2-8
SDO_POINTONSURFACE, 7-25
SDO_POLY_xxx functions (deprecated and removed), 7-2
SDO_RELATE operator, 6-8
SDO_ROWID, 2-22
SDO_RTREE_SEQ_NAME, 2-23
SDO_SRID, 2-8
SDO_STARTING_OFFSET, 2-8
SDO_STATUS, 2-22
SDO_UNION, 7-27
SDO_VERSION, 15-11
SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE operator, 6-13
SDO_XOR, 7-30
secondary filter, 14-7
segments
geometric, E-2
sequence object for R-tree index, 2-23
shape point, E-2
simple element, 2-9
SORT_AREA_SIZE parameter
R-tree index creation, 1-11
spatial data structures
object-relational model, 2-1
relational model, 12-1
spatial database
sizing, A-4
spatial index
See index
Spatial Index Advisor
using to determine best tiling level, 3-14
spatial indexing
fixed, 1-13
hybrid, 1-18
spatial join, 4-9, 14-8, A-11
spatial query, 4-3, 14-4
spatial reference systems
conceptual and usage information, D-1
example, D-8
sphere
authalic, D-3
SPLIT_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-62
splitting a geometric segment, E-12
SQL and PL/SQL examples, 1-26
SQL script, A-16
SQL*Loader, 3-1, 13-2
SRID
in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA, 2-20
SDO_SRID in SDO_GEOMETRY, 2-8

T

table partitioning, 1-25
TABLE_NAME (in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA), 2-19
tessellation, 1-13, 13-6
tile, 1-12, 4-1, 14-1
tiling, 11-7, 15-14, 16-5, A-2
TO_734, 10-3
TO_81x, 10-5
tolerance, 1-7
TOUCH, 7-6, 17-4
transactional insert, 3-3, 13-4
TRANSFORM (function), 8-2
TRANSFORM_LAYER (procedure), 8-5
Transform_Layer (procedure)
table for transformed layer, 8-6
transformation, D-3
TRANSLATE_MEASURE, 9-65
two-tier query, 1-8, 4-1, 14-1

U

union, 7-27
UPDATE_INDEX, 15-12
UPDATE_INDEX_FIXED, 15-14
USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view, 2-18
USER_SDO_INDEX_METADATA view, 2-20

V

VALID_GEOM_SEGMENT, 9-67
VALID_LRS_PT, 9-69
VALID_MEASURE, 9-71
VALIDATE_GEOMETRY, 7-33, 17-5
VALIDATE_LAYER, 7-36
VERIFY_LAYER, 15-16
visualizing geometries, A-18, A-20
visualizing tiles, A-5, A-20

W

well-known text (WKTEXT), D-4
WITHIN_DISTANCE, 7-39
WKTEXT, D-4
Workspace Management, xxiv

X

XOR, 7-30

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