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Does Oracle MapViewer support PostGIS?

I use Oracle MapViewer to generate my mapping data and currently I'm using an Oracle database as my spatial back-end. I would like to move my data over the PostGIS but I can't find any references if ...
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Making calls the PostGIS functions with Java

We have Java stored procedure in Oracle that make calls to functions offered by Oracle Spatial to perform spatial analysis and return results. I am looking to the same in PostGIS, is this possible?
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When should you NOT use a spatial index?

I am asking this because I was mainly working with Oracle but for the past year I've been doubling with PostGIS and SQLServer 2008. Most spatial functions in Oracle won't work without a spatial index ...
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Future of spatial databases

It may be a bit off-topic. I am eager to know the industry specific importance of Spatial Databases. Is Spatial Database a very important part of any GIS system? Or will we use other technologies to ...
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Is there a common interface for ST_Geometry SDO_Geomtry

I've worked a fair bit with Oracle Spatial and I've had some requests to transition to PostgreSQL Spatial. Is there a common interface for SDO_Geometry and ST_Geometry? I'm working in Java with ...