Oracle - Difference between Oracle Spatial and Locator posted by
Babu Kunwar
Difference between Oracle Spatial and Locator
The basic difference between Spatial and Locator is:
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Locator is not designed to be a solution for geographic information system
(GIS) applications requiring complex spatial data management. But Spatial is
designed for GIS applications.
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There is no support for linear referencing, spatial functions, or coordinate
system transformations in Locator but this functionality is supported in
Spatial.
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Like Spatial, Locator is not designed to be an end-user application, but is a
set of spatial capabilities for application developers.
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Locator is available with both the Standard and Enterprise Editions of Oracle
Database 10g. Spatial is a priced option available only with Oracle Database
10g Enterprise Edition.
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Spatial includes all Locator features as well as other features that are not
available with Locator.
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