Re: Geocoding in Oracle with the 2008 TIGER data

<simpsonjohnj_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:78483c6d-f417-4865-b4c9-795b914b85d7_at_3g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am new to Oracle Spatial and am wondering if it is possible to use
> the 2008 TIGER shapefile data with Oracle Spatial's Geocoding package.
> From the information that I have read so far, it looks like I would
> have to convert the TIGER data into a specific format (the GC_ tables)
> in order for it to be Geocoded. So I guess my questions are as
> follows:
>
> Is this even possible?
> If it is possible, how difficult would it be to convert the data?
> Are there any tools/resources out there to help with this?
>
> Is Navteq the only company that supplies data in the proper format to
> be used by Oracle's geocoding package? I did import their sample data
> and get a proof of concept working with that pretty easily, but due to
> the cost of the data, using their data does not appear to be an option
> for us.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> John

I only played a bit with Spatial but maybe you could post your question on the Oracle Spatial OTN forum:
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=76

Matthias Received on Tue Apr 14 2009 - 12:59:59 CDT