Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g (Expert's Voice in Oracle) [Kindle Edition]

Ravikanth V. Kothuri (Author), Albert Godfrind (Author), Euro Beinat (Author)

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Product Description

Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g shows how to take advantage of Oracle Databases built–in feature set for working with location–based data. A great deal of the information used in business today is associated with location in some way, and analysis of that data is becoming ever more important in todays mobile and highly 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 support decisions, to manage customer relations, and to better serve private and 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 Godfrind consults widely with Oracle clients on the implementation of Oracle Spatial, develops training courses, and presents frequently at conferences. Together they have crafted a technically sound and authoritative fountain of information on working with spatial data in the Oracle database.

What 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 with Google 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 and ending with SDO_GEOMETRY objects that enable future analysis as well as forming 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 this book is for

Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g is aimed at software developers who wish to develop applications using Oracles extensive and strong support for working with spatial, or geocoded, data.

About the Author

Ravi Kothuri holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has been an active researcher, developer in the spatial and multimedia areas for the past 12 years. Currently, he serves as the project lead and software architect for various projects in Oracle Spatial. He has around 15 patents (some pending) on specific Oracle technology and has authored numerous articles for database conferences and journals. Other activities include teaching database courses for undergrads, and reviewing of research articles for spatial and database conferences. Ravi enjoys music, movies and playing with children."

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 10438 KB
• Publisher: Apress; 2nd edition (October 29, 2007)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001AV1AFM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,353 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must a read book, November 30, 2007

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Grzegorz, PJUG (Poland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g (Expert's Voice in Oracle) (Hardcover)

I am currently working on system, the involves Oracle Spatial technology. This book was going to be me first step (almost) towards getting familliar with Spatial. I was little anxious about the level expected from the book's reader: "Intermediate-Advanced"; I haven't exactly felt like "advanced" in Oracle technology. It wasn't so bad; the book is really well written and I had no problems with understanding anything.

The book consists of six parts (including appendices). All the parts cover following subjects:
- Introduction to the technology. Technologies, to be exact; architectures of both, Spatial and Locator options are described -
differences between them.
- Basic concepts - basic know-how. The part, I needed the most met my expectations in 100%. It helped me to start coding really fast.
- Network analysis - more advanced subjects covered, the mostly ARE NOT available in Locator option (one I have access to); network analysis and routing engine, geometry engine. Also indexes and operators are described in one chapter of the book.
- Map Visualisation and creation - a lot of knowlege about MapBuilder, MapViewer and it's API - really helpful for anybody, who needs to visualize maps stored in Spatial.
- Sample applications and case studies - I always look for such chapter in every IT book I read. This is the place, where programmer might find a lot of answers to one's questions. There is also a chapter in this part, the belongs to the category "MUST read" - "Tips, common mistakes and common errors".

There is also sample code available for the readers - to be downloaded from the publisher's web page. It is really helpful to have it while reading the book. There is only one "but" - was, to be exact. About two weeks after the book had been published, the code wasn't available on the page. At least, I couldn't find it. Now it is possible to download it from here.

The book is really good - "must have" of every Oracle Spatial user. It might be helpful for the beginner and advanced developers as well. I would recommend it to everyone, who needs to get to know Oracle Spatial well. All the 756 pages (excluding index) are filled with reliable knowledge, especially that one of the authors - Ravi Kothuri is a member of Oralce spatial development team, where he works as software architect and team leader.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit underwhelming, July 13, 2010

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Sean "Sean" (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g (Expert's Voice in Oracle) (Hardcover)

This book has some good stuff and it is great that this book exists but the value for the size and cost is not there. You can read 50 pages and learn one new thing that you cannot pickup by using the tools. I expected more on tuning and understanding of the indexer but not great for that.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is da bomb!, March 27, 2011

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Frederick Couch "SWScrambler" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g (Expert's Voice in Oracle) (Hardcover)

I cannot say enough about this book. I got it for half price brand new from Amazon, but I would have paid the entire $85 bucks for it anyway. There is a lot of information here that is practical, not just theoretical. Anyone working in Oracle Spatial needs this book, for sure.