Index
A 
B 
C 
D 
E 
F 
G 
H 
I 
J 
L 
M 
N 
O 
P 
Q 
R 
S 
T 
U 
V 
W 
X 
Numerics
 
- 8.1.7  
- 
changes to this guide for release 8.1.7,  xxiii
- 
migrating to release 8.1.7,  10-5
- 
migrating to release 8.1.7 from release 8.1.5,  10-2
   
 
A
 
- administrative procedures,   15-1  
- ALL_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view,   2-18  
- ALL_SDO_INDEX_METADATA view,   2-20  
- ALTER INDEX,   5-2  
- 
REBUILD,  5-5
- 
RENAME TO,  5-8
  
- ANYINTERACT,   7-5, 17-3  
- arcs,   A-14  
- area,   7-7  
- authalic sphere,   D-3  
- average minimum bounding rectangle,   11-2  
- AVERAGE_MBR,   11-2, 16-2  
          
B
 
- batch geocoding,   C-4  
- bounding rectangle  
- 
minimum,  11-14
 
- buffer area,   7-9  
- BUILD_WINDOW,   18-3  
- BUILD_WINDOW_FIXED,   18-5  
- bulk loading,   3-1, 13-2  
      
C
 
- C language examples (using OCI),   1-26  
- Cartesian coordinates,   D-2  
- center of gravity (centroid),   7-11  
- centroid,   7-11  
- circle,   2-11, A-14  
- CLEAN_WINDOW,   18-7  
- CLEANUP_GID,   18-8  
- clip,   E-11  
- CLIP_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-5  
- COLUMN_NAME (in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA),   2-19  
- compound element,   2-9  
- CONCATENATE_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-59  
- concatenating geometric segments,   E-12  
- CONNECTED_GEOM_SEGMENTS,   9-10  
- consistency check,   7-33, 17-5  
- CONTAINS,   7-5, 17-3  
- control file,   13-2  
- CONVERT_TO_LRS_DIM_ARRAY,   9-12  
- CONVERT_TO_LRS_GEOM,   9-14  
- CONVERT_TO_LRS_LAYER,   9-16  
- CONVERT_TO_STD_DIM_ARRAY,   9-18  
- CONVERT_TO_STD_GEOM,   9-20  
- CONVERT_TO_STD_LAYER,   9-22  
- converting geometric segments  
- 
functions for,  9-3
- 
overview,  E-17
  
- convex hull,   7-13  
- coordinate systems  
- 
conceptual and usage information,  D-1
- 
error messages,  D-14
- 
example,  D-8
   
- coordinates  
- 
Cartesian,  D-2
- 
geodetic,  D-2
- 
geographic,  D-2
- 
projected,  D-2
    
- COVEREDBY,   7-5, 17-3  
- COVERS,   7-5, 17-4  
- cr_spatial_index.sql,   A-16  
- CREATE INDEX,   5-9  
- CREATE_WINDOW_LAYER,   18-9  
- creating geometric segments  
- 
functions for,  9-1
 
- creating layer tables,   A-17  
- crlayer.sql,   A-17  
- CS_SRS table,   D-3  
- customized geometry types,   A-14  
                                     
D
 
- data model,   1-6, A-1  
- 
LRS,  E-7
 
- datum  
- 
geodetic,  D-2
- 
transformation,  D-3
  
- DBA_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view,   2-18  
- DBA_SDO_INDEX_METADATA view,   2-20  
- DEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-24  
- difference,   7-15  
- dimension (in SDO_GTYPE),   2-7  
- DIMINFO (in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA),   2-19  
- direction of geometric segment,   E-3  
- 
concatenation result,  E-13
 
- disjoint,   7-5, 17-4  
- displaying geometries,   A-18, A-20  
- distance,   7-39  
- DROP INDEX,   5-14  
- dynamic query window,   4-3, 14-4  
- DYNAMIC_SEGMENT,   9-27  
               
E
 
- editing geometric segments  
- 
functions for,  9-1
 
- ELEM_INFO (SDO_ELEM_INFO),   2-8  
- element,   1-6  
- ellipsoids  
- 
list of supported,  D-6
 
- enabling third-party geocoders,   C-11  
- EQUAL,   7-5, 17-4  
- error messages,   xxiv  
- 
coordinate systems,  D-14
- 
linear referencing system,  E-31
  
- ESTIMATE_INDEX_PERFORMANCE,   11-4, 16-3  
- ESTIMATE_TILING_LEVEL,   11-7, 16-5  
- ESTIMATE_TILING_TIME,   11-9, 16-8  
- ESTIMATE_TOTAL_NUMTILES,   11-11  
- ETYPE (SDO_ETYPE),   2-9  
- examples  
- 
C,  1-26
- 
coordinate systems,  D-8
- 
creating, indexing, and querying spatial data,  2-1
- 
directory,  1-25
- 
Linear Referencing System (LRS),  E-19
- 
OCI (Oracle Call Interface),  1-26
- 
PL/SQL,  1-26
- 
SQL,  1-26
        
- extent,   16-9  
- EXTENT_OF,   11-14, 16-9  
- exterior polygon rings,   2-7, 2-9, 2-14, 2-15  
                
F
 
- features  
- 
linear,  E-6
 
- filter,   14-6  
- FIND_MEASURE,   9-29  
- fixed indexing,   1-13  
- fixed-size tiles,   3-12, 13-7, 15-5, 15-14  
- FROM_815_TO_81x,   10-2  
- functions  
- 
CLIP_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-5
- 
CONCATENATE_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-59
- 
CONNECTED_GEOM_SEGMENTS,  9-10
- 
CONVERT_TO_LRS_DIM_ARRAY,  9-12
- 
CONVERT_TO_LRS_GEOM,  9-14
- 
CONVERT_TO_LRS_LAYER,  9-16
- 
CONVERT_TO_STD_DIM_ARRAY,  9-18
- 
CONVERT_TO_STD_GEOM,  9-20
- 
CONVERT_TO_STD_LAYER,  9-22
- 
DEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT procedure,  9-24
- 
DYNAMIC_SEGMENT,  9-27
- 
FIND_MEASURE,  9-29
- 
GEOM_SEGMENT_END_MEASURE,  9-41
- 
GEOM_SEGMENT_END_PT,  9-33
- 
GEOM_SEGMENT_LENGTH,  9-35
- 
GEOM_SEGMENT_START_MEASURE,  9-37
- 
GEOM_SEGMENT_START_PT,  9-39
- 
GET_MEASURE,  9-41
- 
IS_GEOM_SEGMENT_DEFINED,  9-69
- 
LOCATE_PT,  9-45
- 
MEASURE_RANGE,  9-47
- 
MEASURE_TO_PERCENTAGE,  9-49
- 
PERCENTAGE_TO_MEASURE,  9-51
- 
PROJECT_PT,  9-53
- 
REDEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-55
- 
REVERSE_MEASURE,  9-57
- 
SCALE_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-59
- 
SPLIT_GEOM_SEGMENT procedure,  9-62
- 
TRANSLATE_MEASURE,  9-65
- 
VALID_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-67
- 
VALID_LRS_PT,  9-69
- 
VALID_MEASURE,  9-71
                                
       
G
 
- generic geocoding interface,   C-1  
- GEOCODE_SCHEMA_PROPERTY_TYPE,   C-5  
- GEOCODE_SERVER_PROPERTY_TYPE,   C-4  
- GEOCODE_TABLE_COLUMN_TYPE,   C-5  
- GEOCODE_TASK_METADATA,   C-4  
- geocoder metadata,   C-3  
- GEOCODER_HTTP package,   C-10  
- geocoding  
- 
generic interface,  C-1
 
- geocoding support  
- 
interMedia Locator,  A-17
 
- geodetic coordinates,   D-2  
- geodetic datum,   D-2  
- geographic coordinates,   D-2  
- GeoImage feature,   xxiv  
- GEOM_SEGMENT_END_MEASURE,   9-41  
- GEOM_SEGMENT_END_PT,   9-33  
- GEOM_SEGMENT_LENGTH,   9-35  
- GEOM_SEGMENT_START_MEASURE,   9-37  
- GEOM_SEGMENT_START_PT,   9-39  
- geometric primitive,   1-4  
- geometric segment  
- 
clipping,  E-11
- 
concatenating,  E-12
- 
converting (functions for),  9-3
- 
converting (overview),  E-17
- 
creating (functions for),  9-1
- 
direction,  E-3
- 
direction with concatenation,  E-13
- 
editing (functions for),  9-1
- 
locating point on,  E-15
- 
projecting point onto,  E-17
- 
querying (functions for),  9-2
- 
scaling,  E-14
- 
splitting,  E-12
             
- geometric segments,   E-2  
- geometry types,   1-4  
- 
custom,  A-14
- 
object-relational,  2-6
- 
relational,  12-3
   
- GET_MEASURE,   9-41  
- GIS,   1-3  
- GTYPE (SDO_GTYPE),   2-6  
                         
H
 
- HISTOGRAM_ANALYSIS,   11-16, 16-10  
- hybrid indexing,   1-18  
  
I
 
- index  
- 
creation,  3-11
- 
creation (cross-schema),  3-16
- 
creation in parallel,  A-14
- 
description of Spatial indexing,  1-9
- 
performance,  11-4, 16-3
- 
quadtree,  1-12
- 
R-tree,  1-10
- 
R-tree (requirements before creating),  1-11
        
- inserting spatial data,   13-4  
- INSIDE,   7-6, 17-4  
- INTEPRETATION (SDO_INTERPRETATION),   2-9  
- interaction,   7-5, 17-3  
- interior polygon rings,   2-7, 2-9, 2-14, 2-15  
- interMedia Locator,   A-17  
- intersection,   7-20  
- IS_GEOM_SEGMENT_DEFINED,   9-69  
         
J
 
- Java Virtual Machine,   C-2  
- JVM (Java Virtual Machine),   C-2  
  
L
 
- layer,   1-7, A-17  
- 
transforming,  8-5
- 
validating,  7-36
  
- length (SDO_LENGTH),   7-23  
- line,   2-12  
- 
length,  7-23
 
- line data,   1-6  
- linear features,   E-6  
- linear measure,   E-3  
- Linear Referencing System (LRS)  
- 
conceptual and usage information,  E-1
- 
data model,  E-7
- 
error messages,  E-31
- 
example,  E-19
- 
function reference information,  9-1
- 
limiting indexing to X and Y dimensions,  E-8
- 
LRS point,  E-6
- 
segments,  E-2
        
- loading process,   3-1, 13-2  
- 
in parallel,  A-14
 
- LOCATE_PT,   9-45  
- location,   1-3  
- Locator (interMedia),   A-17  
- long transactions (Workspace Management),   xxiv  
- LRS  
- 
See Linear Referencing System (LRS)
 
- LRS point,   E-6  
              
M
 
- map projections  
- 
list of supported,  D-5
 
- MDSYS schema,   1-1  
- MDSYS.CS_SRS table,   D-3  
- measure,   E-3  
- measure populating,   E-4  
- measure range,   E-6  
- MEASURE_RANGE,   9-47  
- MEASURE_TO_PERCENTAGE,   9-49  
- metadata for geocoding,   C-3  
- migration  
- 
OGIS,  10-8, 10-9
- 
to current Spatial release,  10-5
- 
to current Spatial release from 8.1.5,  10-2
- 
to release 7.3.4,  10-3
    
- minimum bounding rectangle,   11-2, 11-14, 16-2, 16-9  
- 
average,  11-2
 
- MIX_INFO,   11-18, 16-12  
- multimatch table,   C-9  
- multiple matches,   C-9  
- multipolygon,   2-15  
               
N
 
- nearest neighbor (SDO_NN),   6-6  
 
O
 
- object-relational model  
- 
schema,  2-1
 
- OCI (Oracle Call Interface) examples,   1-26  
- offset,   E-3  
- OGIS_METADATA_FROM,   10-8  
- OGIS_METADATA_TO,   10-9  
- operators  
- 
cross-schema invocation,  4-9
- 
SDO_FILTER,  6-2
- 
SDO_NN,  6-6
- 
SDO_RELATE,  6-8
- 
SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE,  6-13
     
- Oracle Call Interface (OCI) examples,   1-26  
- Oracle Technology Network (OTN),   xxiv  
- oracle.spatial.geocoder.Metadata,   C-9  
- OVERLAPBDYDISJOINT,   7-6, 17-4  
- OVERLAPBDYINTERSECT,   7-6, 17-4  
           
P
 
- parallel load,   A-14  
- partitioned tables,   1-25, A-14  
- PERCENTAGE_TO_MEASURE,   9-51  
- plotting tiles,   A-5  
- PL/SQL and SQL examples,   1-26  
- point  
- 
locating on geometric segment,  E-15
- 
LRS,  E-6
- 
shape,  E-2
   
- point data,   1-6, 15-8, A-9  
- point on surface of polygon,   7-25  
- polygon  
- 
area of,  7-7
- 
centroid,  7-11
- 
exterior and interior rings,  2-7, 2-9, 2-14, 2-15
- 
point on surface,  7-25
    
- polygon collection,   2-15  
- polygon data,   1-6  
- POPULATE_INDEX,   15-3  
- POPULATE_INDEX_FIXED,   15-5  
- POPULATE_INDEX_FIXED_POINTS,   15-8  
- populating  
- 
measure,  E-4
 
- primary filter,   14-6  
- primitive,   1-4  
- problems in current release,   D-7  
- procedures  
- 
DEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-24
- 
SPLIT_GEOM_SEGMENT,  9-62
  
- PROJECT_PT,   9-53  
- projected coordinates,   D-2  
- projection,   E-6  
- 
point onto geometric segment,  E-17
- 
PROJECT_PT function,  9-53
  
                      
Q
 
- quadtree indexes,   1-12  
- query,   1-8  
- query window,   4-3, 14-4  
- querying geometric segments  
- 
functions for,  9-2
 
    
R
 
- range  
- 
measure,  E-6
 
- rectangle,   2-11  
- 
minimum bounding,  11-14
 
- REDEFINE_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-55  
- rejected records,   C-9  
- RELATE,   7-4, 17-2  
- relational model  
- 
schema,  12-1
 
- release 8.1.7  
- 
changes to this guide,  xxiii
- 
migrating to release 8.1.7,  10-5
- 
migrating to release 8.1.7 from release 8.1.5,  10-2
   
- restrictions in current release,   D-7  
- REVERSE_MEASURE,   9-57  
- rollback segment  
- 
R-tree index creation,  1-11
 
- R-tree indexes,   1-10  
- 
before creating,  1-11
- 
sequence object,  2-23
  
           
S
 
- sample program,   A-18, A-20  
- SCALE_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-59  
- scaling a geometric segment,   E-14  
- schema,   12-1  
- 
creating index on table in another schema,  3-16
- 
invoking operators on table in another schema,  4-9
- 
object-relational model,  2-1
- 
relational model,  12-1
    
- SDO_AREA,   7-7  
- SDO_BUFFER,   7-9  
- SDO_CENTROID,   7-11  
- SDO_CODE,   2-22  
- SDO_CODE_SIZE,   15-10  
- SDO_CONVEXHULL,   7-13  
- SDO_DIFFERENCE,   7-15  
- SDO_DISTANCE,   7-18  
- SDO_ELEM_INFO,   2-8  
- SDO_ETYPE,   2-9  
- SDO_FILTER operator,   6-2  
- SDO_GEOMETRY object type,   2-6  
- SDO_GROUPCODE,   2-22  
- SDO_GTYPE,   2-6  
- SDO_INDEX_TABLE,   2-22  
- SDO_INDX_DIMS,   E-8  
- SDO_INTERPRETATION,   2-9  
- SDO_INTERSECTION,   7-20  
- SDO_LENGTH,   7-23  
- SDO_LEVEL,   1-12  
- SDO_NN  
- 
optimizer hint,  6-7
 
- SDO_NN operator,   6-6  
- SDO_NUMTILES,   1-12  
- SDO_ORDINATES,   2-12  
- SDO_POINT,   2-8  
- SDO_POINTONSURFACE,   7-25  
- SDO_POLY_xxx functions (deprecated and removed),   7-2  
- SDO_RELATE operator,   6-8  
- SDO_ROWID,   2-22  
- SDO_RTREE_SEQ_NAME,   2-23  
- SDO_SRID,   2-8  
- SDO_STARTING_OFFSET,   2-8  
- SDO_STATUS,   2-22  
- SDO_UNION,   7-27  
- SDO_VERSION,   15-11  
- SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE operator,   6-13  
- SDO_XOR,   7-30  
- secondary filter,   14-7  
- segments  
- 
geometric,  E-2
 
- sequence object for R-tree index,   2-23  
- shape point,   E-2  
- simple element,   2-9  
- SORT_AREA_SIZE parameter  
- 
R-tree index creation,  1-11
 
- spatial data structures  
- 
object-relational model,  2-1
- 
relational model,  12-1
  
- spatial database  
- 
sizing,  A-4
 
- spatial index  
- 
See index
 
- Spatial Index Advisor  
- 
using to determine best tiling level,  3-14
 
- spatial indexing  
- 
fixed,  1-13
- 
hybrid,  1-18
  
- spatial join,   4-9, 14-8, A-11  
- spatial query,   4-3, 14-4  
- spatial reference systems  
- 
conceptual and usage information,  D-1
- 
example,  D-8
  
- sphere  
- 
authalic,  D-3
 
- SPLIT_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-62  
- splitting a geometric segment,   E-12  
- SQL and PL/SQL examples,   1-26  
- SQL script,   A-16  
- SQL*Loader,   3-1, 13-2  
- SRID  
- 
in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA,  2-20
- 
SDO_SRID in SDO_GEOMETRY,  2-8
  
                                                              
T
 
- table partitioning,   1-25  
- TABLE_NAME (in USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA),   2-19  
- tessellation,   1-13, 13-6  
- tile,   1-12, 4-1, 14-1  
- tiling,   11-7, 15-14, 16-5, A-2  
- TO_734,   10-3  
- TO_81x,   10-5  
- tolerance,   1-7  
- TOUCH,   7-6, 17-4  
- transactional insert,   3-3, 13-4  
- TRANSFORM (function),   8-2  
- TRANSFORM_LAYER (procedure),   8-5  
- Transform_Layer (procedure)  
- 
table for transformed layer,  8-6
 
- transformation,   D-3  
- TRANSLATE_MEASURE,   9-65  
- two-tier query,   1-8, 4-1, 14-1  
                
U
 
- union,   7-27  
- UPDATE_INDEX,   15-12  
- UPDATE_INDEX_FIXED,   15-14  
- USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view,   2-18  
- USER_SDO_INDEX_METADATA view,   2-20  
     
V
 
- VALID_GEOM_SEGMENT,   9-67  
- VALID_LRS_PT,   9-69  
- VALID_MEASURE,   9-71  
- VALIDATE_GEOMETRY,   7-33, 17-5  
- VALIDATE_LAYER,   7-36  
- VERIFY_LAYER,   15-16  
- visualizing geometries,   A-18, A-20  
- visualizing tiles,   A-5, A-20  
        
W
 
- well-known text (WKTEXT),   D-4  
- WITHIN_DISTANCE,   7-39  
- WKTEXT,   D-4  
- Workspace Management,   xxiv  
    
X
 
- XOR,   7-30