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Part I

Conceptual and Usage Information

This document has the following parts:

• Part I provides conceptual and usage information about Oracle Spatial.

• Part II provides conceptual and usage information about Oracle Spatial Web services.

• Part III provides reference information about Oracle Spatial operators, functions, and procedures.

• Part IV 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, "SQL Multimedia Type Support"

• Chapter 4, "Loading Spatial Data"

• Chapter 5, "Indexing and Querying Spatial 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"