ArcGIS Vs Oracle Spatial Support

ManojGarg · ‎09-12-2012

Dear Experts,

I need some good information about the following. Please share the link and your experience
1. Does ESRI ARCMAP/ARcSDE/Server support Oracle Spatial? If yes, then any pros or cons using this?
2. Does versioning supported if oracle spatial is used?
3. Should I use Oracle Spatial with ArcMap/Sde/Server or not?

Thanks
Manoj

KevinDunlop · ‎09-21-2012

1. Yes, ESRI supports Oracle Spatial (ESRI 10.1 Help- Oracle Spatial). I used both of SDO geometry and ESRI datatypes in past jobs and majority of the time you can't tell a difference.
2.Yes.
3. Depends on your needs. Is there a requirement for SDO geometry and Oracle Spatial for other applications? Are you using Oracle Spatial elsewhere? Have you considered using ST_geomerty instead? Does your SDE and Oracle admin know Oracle Spatial or will you require additional training?

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KevinDunlop · ‎09-21-2012

1. Yes, ESRI supports Oracle Spatial (ESRI 10.1 Help- Oracle Spatial). I used both of SDO geometry and ESRI datatypes in past jobs and majority of the time you can't tell a difference.
2.Yes.
3. Depends on your needs. Is there a requirement for SDO geometry and Oracle Spatial for other applications? Are you using Oracle Spatial elsewhere? Have you considered using ST_geomerty instead? Does your SDE and Oracle admin know Oracle Spatial or will you require additional training?