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| Oxnard wrote: > "Chris Sanders" <mgmonza@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote in message > news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0504222043040.12082@ukato.frees hell.org... > >>Is Oracle used much as a database front-end for GIS? >> >>Chris >> > > > yes > see the spatial data module > > Also check out this press release on the popularity of Oracle in the GIS market - http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/1694806.html. IDC states that "Oracle holds 80-90 percent market share for SIM-oriented database installations." Note - SIM = Spatial Information Management |