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Querying intersecting areas areas - Oracle Locator or Spatial?

My spatial database is Oracle. We are wondering if we can use basic Oracle Locator or need to get the more expensive, full, Oracle Spatial. My application's requirements include having to be able to ...
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Oracle Feature Class Couldn't Displayed

I got problem on displaying feature class in Oracle, which successfully imported from file geodatabase using Append (Data Management) Tools, my experiment on copying it to Postgre no problem on ...
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How to clip a Oracle query layer directly in a Python script?

I have a query layer directly running from ORACLE database in a MXD. I want to clip this layer with a layer being created in another MXD in a Python based tool. My question is to do this clip ...
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Convert non-spatial Oracle table to spatial Oracle table in a different database

I'm trying to use ogr2ogr to convert data from a non-spatial table (has X & Y values) in an Oracle database (1) to a spatial format in a different Oracle database (2). This will be scheduled to ...
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How can I validate a table name on SDE with Oracle backend?

Second title: "Is arcpy.ValidateTableName broken on Oracle?" I have an Oracle SDE database 9.3.1 (service connection). My arcGIS client tools are version 10.0 SP5). I have some names of feature ...
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Geoserver 2.3.0 exclamation mark on Layer

if i want to publish a Layer from Oracle Locator this becomes a yellow exclamation mark and so i can´t see in the layer preview. I use before geoserver 2.1.4 and it worked perfect. I have attempt to ...
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Using Query Layers with ArcGIS Server 10.0 for Java on Linux

I have an ArcGIS Server 10.0 for Java running under Red Hat Linux. I would like to be able to publish a Map Document that I have created which has a working Query Layer connecting to Oracle 11g. In ...
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Huge x,y,z dataset into oracle, possible?

I have 200 .xyz files containing 1500000 points each. Is this possible to import this dataset to oracle? It makes a total of 300.000.000 points!!! Background is I want to improve a FME script that ...
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Calculating the space a feature class will use in ArcSDE?

Is it possible to get a good estimate on how much space a feature class will take once loaded into ArcSDE from how big they are in a FGDB? I have some feature classes in a FGDB, where some are a few ...
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finding the definition of missing srid in postgis

I am converting a spatial Oracle database to POSTGIS, and one of the problems I encounter is that we use SRID in Oracle that do not exist in POSTGIS. I am talking about the following SRID: 90112 : ...
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converting oracle geometry to postgis with 3d data (wkt?)

I am converting Oracle spatial database to postgis. Most of of the spatial data is 2.5d. Meaning we have a Z-coordinate which indicates the depth/height of the element compared to soil level. Getting ...
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ArcObjects: Memory leak in IFeatureClass.Search (only on SDE with direct connect)

UPDATE 6/30/11: ESRI Support say they have reproduced the issue and have opened a bug report (NIM070156). I have determined that there is a memory leak (in unmanaged heap memory) that occurs when a ...
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Arcpy does not execute “CopyFeatures_Management” to write a featureclass to an ArcSDE database

I have some problems with my Python script. The script gets an JSON with different information about images. The information includes general information about images and also the gps position of ...
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GIS Database Migration Project (Oracle to ArcGIS)

I have been tasked with converting an Oracle Database into an ESRI file geodatabase. The data represents a gas network. The client's Oracle database has over 400 tables, 120 of which are spatial. ...
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How to manage user privilege on layers to Arcgis 10 Desktop?

Problem: I am a Computer Analyst on a town hall. Here we have the sector A and B. Both work in ArcGIS 10 Desktop. The sector A has granted to access/edit everything. The sector A has all the ...
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How can I use Oracle views with Geoserver and WFS-T?

What goes on when Geoserver handles updates to my table using WFS-T? I have a table AREA ( ID NUMBER(10) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, SOME_OTHER_ID NUMBER(10) NOT NULL FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES FOO(ID), ...
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Updates to ArcSDE via Oracle trigger

Is it possible and/or feasible for an Oracle trigger to periodically update ArcSDE via a REST geoprocessing service? Does anyone have any experience with such a thing? The reason for this is that I ...
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Geometry valid in PostGIS turns out to be not valid in Oracle

Geometry is in PostgreSQL database. It is valid. Geometry is exported as GML and then inserted into Oracle database. Then function SDO_UTIL.RECTIFY_GEOMETRY(geometry, tolerance) is called, which ...
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How can I use the multiversion view trigger to maintain a unique id in ArcMap?

I'm trying to identify the best way to automatically maintain a unique id column in Oracle ArcSDE. I don't want to use a class extension, since I've multiple third party users of the data and it's ...
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ST_Geometry vs SDE Binary: seeking recommendations, experiences

I've got some questions I've collected as we try to come to a decision about whether to use ST_Geometry or SDE native geometry for an Oracle/SDE datastore on a new project. The organization has quite ...
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Oracle / SDE: ST_GEOMETRY or SDE Compressed Binary

I read data from a SDE database (Oracle) directly. How do I know, which format is used to store the geometry data? Do I have to check the DataType for the geometry column or is this information ...
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What is the overall architecture of ArcSDE, and how does it fit into the enterprise?

I'm finding many gaps in my understanding of ArcSDE, particularly as it relates to Oracle. I just can't quite wrap my brain around the overall architecture of it, and how it fits into an enterprise. ...
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How to Make a Thematic Map with ORACLE using MapXtreme?

I want to make a thematic map with Oracle source longitude and latitude values. I have made thematic maps with tab file source. Part of the code looks like this: ...
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How to identify “true arcs” in Arcmap?

This is really annoying: the only good way of creating circles in ArcMap is using true arc, (compound curves) but I need to convert those to vertex (densifying) because of a compatibility problem. I ...
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Can I use a join in Mapviewer

I've got two tables, parcels and permits. I'd like to display permits on a map without having to copy the geometry data from parcels. Is there a way to create a join in Mapviewer? Do I have to ...
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Can I get the metadata about the themes in Oracle MapViewer?

I am trying to use the MapViewer xml api to generate a dynamic theme (for generic highlighting support), but don't want to expose table names and such to users, I would like then to communicate in ...
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OGR to read from oracle, and then write a CSV

I need to read an Oracle (not spatial) table with OGR. I have no problem with ogrinfo. I use this command: ogrinfo -ro OCI:user/password -sql "select * from HR.EMPLOYEES" I have this kind of ...
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Technical comparison of Oracle and PostgreSQL

I have searched on google and the archives for a technical comparison of Oracle and PostgreSQL (also MySQL), unsuccessfully. Is there any comparison that covers more than just the basic differences? ...
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Shapefile import with Oracle + GeoServer produces points instead of vector shapes

I have implemented the example at http://www.gistutor.com/openlayers/22-advanced-openlayers-tutorials/47-openlayers-wfs-t-using-a-geoserver-hosted-postgis-layer.html and got it working properly. Now ...
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How can I extract data from Oracle Spatial and preserve the spatial data?

My table currently contains an SDO column that I want to export (along with the rest of the data) but all I have at my disposal is PL SQL Developer -- Is there anything I can do to get at that data ...
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How not to Copy Features when too many would be output?

This question has already been posed to the ArcGIS Geoprocessing forum but I have had no responses there. I have a 3.5 million polygon layer (cadastre) stored in Oracle via ArcSDE. I use a polygon ...
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oracle 10 connection on arcgis 10, windows 7

I have problem odbc connection on arcgis 10, oracle 10 and windows 7. odbc connection on windows, running well. but when arcgis conection via arcatalog, appear error "Test connection error because of ...
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ArcSDE Database Refactoring Tools?

We are using liquibase as evolutionary DB change management tool in our applications, it works great when we use it in "common" database schemas. But we also work with GIS applications using esri ...
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ArcGIS Query Layer performance documentation or feedback

I first tried asking this question in the ArcGIS forums but as is common I got a total of 0 responses. I'm willing to accept this may be due to a lack of knowledge on the subject, but I'm optimistic. ...
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Character encoding for Oracle DB and Geoserver

I have a setup that uses Oracle database->GeoServer->OpenLayers->my JavaScript. I use the UTF-8 character set in GeoServer and the JavaScript layers. The Oracle instance is configured to use WIN1252 ...
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How to allow more polyline vertices for a ST_GEOMETRY in Oracle/SDE?

I'm receiving an error writing geometry (in ArcObjects) that has a large number of vertices (around 900). So big, but not ridiculously big. I would expect this to be no problem and I don't recall ...
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sdequery.exe: When using functions as column names (-C parameter), how do you escape the comma for functions with parameters?

Using sdequery, I'm specifically trying to return sys_context('USERENV', 'SESSIONID'). user and sysdate work fine. Functions with single parameters work fine. But as soon as I use a function with ...
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Publishing Oracle View in Geoserver Error

I am getting following error while publishing layer in geoserver: org.apache.wicket.WicketRuntimeException: Failed to add pluggable layer configuration panels at ...
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How to determine storage type (ST_Geom/Oracle) from arcpy/python

We're migrating some feature classes from SDELOB (or some older binary format) to ST_Geometry. As we write our arcpy script to use the ESRI Migrate Storage Tool we'd like to test whether or not ...
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Python script: Access data from databases [closed]

I need to access data that is inside an oracle database using a python script. Its a Unix server running oracle 10g. I dont have much access to the database server. It works fine on model builder ...
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Troubleshoot editing features in feature dataset with ArcMap / ArcSDE Oracle

I am having trouble editing a feature class that is in a feature dataset. We have added just the single feature class as a layer in ArcMap and are using the "Start Editing" function on the Editing ...
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Adding EPSG:3857 / 900913 to Oracle's mdsys.cs_srs

I am working with an Oracle Standard database at version 11.2.0.1.0. I also have access to XE version 11.2.0.2.0. The later version has both SRIDs 900913 (Google Mercator) and 3857 (official Web ...
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Could not obtain native oracle connection [closed]

Anyone knows the the cause and how to resolve the "Could not obtain native oracle connection" error? I'm using GeoTools 2.7.4, a oracle 11g DB, ojdbc14.jar, and a simple java code on a Tomcat 6 like ...
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Joining spatial and not spatial table in oracle

I have spatial table with rows of data representing polygon(A). I have another table that contains values for polygon field(B). Now I would like to join these two table and create a spatial table. I ...
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Oracle MapViewer / Map Builder - Tile algorithm

Oracle MapBuilder generates three types of layers - theme, base and tiles. I try to create algorithm for tiled layers. Have you any idea how to decode this? I mean algorithm for width and height of ...
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How do I create a functional spatial index of an ST_Geometry Feature Class in Oracle/SDE?

Copied an SDE feature class (with blob(sdebinary(?) geom) into the same SDE GDB (Oracle 11g/SDE 9.3.1) but with the ST_geometry configuration keyword. I can see that the feature class was created, ...
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Tracking change with ArcSDE/Oracle

I'm looking for the simplest way to track changes ([delete, update, create] feature(s)) made to the DEFAULT version of a given feature class in ArcSDE(10) and Oracle(11g). Qualifier: I am not a dba ...
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OpenLayers/GeoServer/Oracle combo input/output scenario

Im completely new to GIS. I must finish already started project that uses Oracle as DB for geoobjects, Geoserver, OpenLayers. Task is to draw something on a map (OpenLayers must handle that drawing i ...
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ArcObjects edit/update ODBC Oracle table

Can an ODBC Oracle table attached by OLE within ArcMap be edited/updated by using ArcObjects? If so, what are the procedural steps for doing this? Are there code examples out there showing how to do ...
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Spatial Views in SDE - What causes them to become unregistered from the geodatabase

Spatial views in ArcSDE allow you to join columns from a 'non-spatial' table in the database to a table with a 'geometry column'. They can also allow you to format and choose the attribute columns ...

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