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Spatial database

A spatial database is a general-purpose database (usually a relational database) that has been enhanced to include spatial data that represents objects defined in a geometric space, along with tools for querying and analyzing such data.

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Spatial index

Spatial query

Spatial database management systems

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Spatial database

Nodes102
Edges101
Triples155
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1

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Spatial database

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related to List · 88
Spatial database → AllegroGraph, An, Any, Apache Accumulo, Apache Cassandra, Apache Drill, Apache Hadoop, Apache HBase, Apache Kafka, Apache Sedona, Apache Spark, ArangoDB, ARCHIVE, As, B-tree, BDB, Boeing, Caliper, CouchDB, Db2
related to Further reading · 18
Spatial database → Adam Winstanley, Agnes Voisard, Amirian, Anahid Basiri, Data Management Systems, Evaluation, Geospatial Big Data Pouria, GIS Philippe Rigaux, ISBN, Michel Scholl, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Prentice Hall, Sanjay Chawla, Shashi Shekhar, Spatial Databases, Springer, Tour, With Application
related to Spatial index · 14
Spatial database → Binary, Bounding, BSP-Tree, BVH, Common, Database, GeohashGrid, HHCodeHilbert R-treek-d, Instead, MBR, Objects, OctreePH-treeQuadtreeR-tree, Subdividing, Typically
related to Characteristics · 11
Spatial database → Because, GIS, In, Most, OGC Simple Features, Open Geospatial Consortium, Several, Some, SQL, SQL SELECT, The
see also · 6
Spatial database → ETLSpatiotemporal, FeaturesSpatial, Geographic, GeographyGeographic, GeoSPARQLGlacio-geological, GIS
related to Spatial query · 5
Spatial database → PostGIS, PostgreSQL, SQL, The, Two
is a · 2
Spatial database → addition of spatial capabilities to the query language, general-purpose database

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spatial database data sql systems databases features functions supports geospatial objects simple queries types functionality gis index support geometry relational

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Spatial databaseis ageneral-purpose database0.90text
Spatial databaseis aaddition of spatial capabilities to the query language0.90text
pointsinstance ofalong with tools for querying and analyzing such data.Most spatial databases allow the representation of simple geometric objects0.80text
linesinstance ofalong with tools for querying and analyzing such data.Most spatial databases allow the representation of simple geometric objects0.80text
polygonsinstance ofalong with tools for querying and analyzing such data.Most spatial databases allow the representation of simple geometric objects0.80text
3D objectsinstance ofSome spatial databases handle more complex structures0.80text
topological coveragesinstance ofSome spatial databases handle more complex structures0.80text
linear networksinstance ofSome spatial databases handle more complex structures0.80text
and triangulated irregular networksinstance ofSome spatial databases handle more complex structures0.80text
pointsinstance ofTwo of the most important are that they allow for the use of geometry data types0.80text
linesinstance ofTwo of the most important are that they allow for the use of geometry data types0.80text
polygonsinstance ofTwo of the most important are that they allow for the use of geometry data types0.80text

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