Re: Spatial or geographic queries

From: Richard Woods <rwoods01_at_interserv.com>
Date: 1996/04/25
Message-ID: <318029E4.57AE_at_interserv.com>#1/1


ZelShoop wrote:
>
> I would like to know if Oracle has any type of spatial or geographical
> query capability, and if so, in what version? I would like to be able to
> define a geographical region with a set of lat/long coordinates and then
> query Oracle to determine if a user supplied coordinate is inside or
> outside the defined area. Also, given a set of coordinates, I would like
> to be able to query to get those coordinates that are within X units of a
> given coordinate.
>
> Please email any response to zelshoop_at_aol.comOracle has a product called the Spatial Data Option that provides GIS
capabilities. I know it's available with 7.3, but you'd have to check with Oracle Client Relations at 415-506-1500 for it's availability on earlier releases.

Rich Received on Thu Apr 25 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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