Contents

Title and Copyright Information

List of Figures

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Preface

Audience

Organization

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Conventions

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1 Introduction

2 Locator Functions

2.1 Locator Implementation

2.1.1 Locator Structures

2.2 Results Definition and Geocode Functions

GEOCODE_RESULT Object

GEOCODE1 Function (with lastline field)

GEOCODE1 Function (with city, state, and postal code (zip) fields)

2.3 Estimate Level and Spatial Locator Index

ESTIMATE_LEVEL

SETUP_LOCATOR_INDEX

2.4 Locator Operator

LOCATOR_WITHIN_DISTANCE

3 Generic Geocoding Interface

3.1 Locator Implementation: Benefits and Limitations

3.2 Generic Geocoding Client

3.3 Geocoder Metadata

3.3.1 Server Properties

3.3.2 Geocoding Input and Output Specification

3.3.2.1 Multiple Matches and Rejected Records

3.4 Metadata Helper Class

3.5 Single-Record and Interactive Geocoding

3.6 Java Geocoder Service Interface

3.7 Enabling Third-Party Geocoders

A Sample Programs

A.1 Sample Scripts

A.2 Sample Code

A.2.1 Using Oracle interMedia Locator Services to Find Nearest Neighbor

A.2.2 Using Oracle interMedia Locator Services to Find Distance Between Two Points

B Exceptions and Error Messages

B.1 Exceptions

B.1.1 Geocode HTTP Package Exceptions

Index