Width of interMedia / Locator subset of Spatial functionality in 10g?

Hi,
I'm fairly new in this forum, but I'll hope for open arms anyway ;-)
I'd like to do a "poll" with this post:
- For applications you manage or know that are built on 10g Spatial, how well does the "standard" functionality i.e. the Locator subset (interMedia install option) cover applications' needs in 10g? (Interesting, since 10g seem to include all of 9i Spatial in the default feature set - see catmd.sql / catmdloc.sql)
- How many of your apps (in %) requires EE plus the Spatial license option, and what's the main functionality required?
Thanks!
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orafad

Answering your question is really akin to making an assumption about what "standard" features are. You are correct, quite a few of the features found in Oracle8i and Oracle9i Spatial are now included for free with Oracle Locator. However, many of the features that people feel are "standard" - in that they see more benefit in using what come with Oracle Spatial rather than developing those features themselves - happen to only come with Oracle Spatial such as geocoding and network modeling. Given that these are "new", standard features of Oracle Spatial a better way to gauge what people are using with regards to Oracle Locator or Oracle Spatial might be to first ask which people are simply using the SDO_GEOMETRY storage model behind their COTS GIS applications (like Autodesk, Intergraph, ESRI, etc.). The reason: most COTS GIS applications primarily make use of the SDO_GEOMETRY storage model rather than the features that surround it. Once you can get an answer to this you may be able to narrow down what people are using in terms of features. However, again, because Oracle Locator and Oracle Spatial are essentially based on the same exact technology, many may still find it hard to answer your question as they may - as part of their apps - be using one or two functions that only come with Oracle Spatial.
-Justin

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