Spatial Studio FAQ

General questions

What is Oracle Spatial Studio?

Spatial Studio is a self-service web application that allows users to visualize, explore, and analyze geospatial data stored in Oracle Database, in the cloud, or on-premises. Spatial Studio is free and available as both a download and an app. For the full list of its capabilities, see the Oracle Spatial Studio Get Started guide.

Do I need spatial or GIS knowledge to use Spatial Studio?

No. Spatial Studio is a self-service application that has been designed for business users without GIS or spatial knowledge. There is no coding required.

If I am a developer with spatial or GIS knowledge, can I benefit from using Spatial Studio?

Yes. Spatial Studio provides a simple user interface to access the spatial features in Oracle Database for spatial filtering, aggregations, transformations, and calculations. Upon creating spatial analyses, you can review the generated SQL to use as blueprints for further SQL development. In addition, data sets and analysis results can be exposed as REST endpoints for programmatic integration. Finally, interactive map visualizations can be integrated into other applications as embeddable web content.

Pricing and licensing

Do I need a separate license for Spatial Studio?

No. All Oracle Spatial features, such as Spatial Studio, are included with all editions of Oracle Database, on-premises and in the cloud, at no additional cost.

Is Spatial Studio included in Oracle Analytics Cloud?

No. Spatial Studio is part of the Oracle Database product family and not included in Oracle Analytics Cloud. However, results of Spatial Studio analyses can be accessed by Oracle Analytics Cloud (more details are provided below).

Deployment

What are the minimum technical requirements to run Spatial Studio?

Oracle Database 19c or higher with the following:

• Application server: WebLogic 14c or higher or Apache Tomcat version 9 or higher.
• Java versions: Java JDK 11 (64-bit) or later.

See Oracle Spatial Studio Get Started guide.

I am an existing Oracle Database customer. How can I try Spatial Studio?

If you are an Oracle Database customer, you can install Spatial Studio without additional license cost in conjunction with Oracle Database 19c or higher. Read “How is Spatial Studio deployed?” below to learn how to get started.

I am not a current Oracle Database customer. How can I try Spatial Studio and Oracle Spatial for free?

Use Oracle Autonomous Database on Oracle Free Tier to try Spatial Studio. Alternatively, try Oracle Database Free for an on-premises solution. Read “How is Spatial Studio deployed?” below to learn how to get started with Spatial Studio for free.

How is Spatial Studio deployed?

Spatial Studio can be deployed in several ways:

• Use Oracle Cloud Marketplace to provision Spatial Studio deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). See this Oracle LiveLab for an in-depth walkthrough of the deployment steps.
• For on-premises customers, Spatial Studio can be deployed to a WebLogic Server domain. This is the recommended approach if multiple end users will access the same Spatial Studio application. Alternatively, you can deploy and run the Spatial Studio web application on Apache Tomcat. Download the Spatial Studio package for WebLogic Server and Tomcat from Oracle Service Delivery Cloud (OSDC) or Oracle Technical Resources (formerly Oracle Technology Network) and follow the installation instructions in Oracle Spatial Studio Get Started guide.
• For personal and development use of Spatial Studio, deploy Spatial Studio with Spatial Studio Quick Start. It is packaged in a single zip that contains everything you need to get started, except for Java and your own database schemas. Follow the installation instructions in Oracle Spatial Studio Get Started guide after downloading the Quick Start package.

How do I know when a new version of Spatial Studio is available?

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Supported data types and data sources

Does my data have to include an Oracle Spatial data type?

No. Spatial Studio can prepare any data that includes addresses or latitude/longitude coordinates.

What data sources can I use with Spatial Studio?

Spatial Studio reads data from Oracle Database. Spatial Studio also allows you to upload data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, GeoJSON files, Shapefiles, Cesium format files, raster data files, CSV files, and KML files into Oracle Database. Support for additional data sources and upload formats is planned for future releases.

Does Spatial Studio support GeoRaster data stored in Oracle Database?

Yes, Spatial Studio can visualize imagery and other gridded data stored in Oracle Spatial GeoRaster. Support for raster algebra and related raster data analysis operations is planned for a future release.

Visualizations and maps

What types of visualizations does Spatial Studio support?

With Spatial Studio, you can visualize data as tables, 2D maps, and 3D Cesium globes, including display of wind animations, vector tiles, and H3 hexagons. There are more visualizations planned for future releases.

Can I have multiple visualizations in the same Spatial Studio project?

Yes. You can have multiple maps and/or tables in a single project.

What background map styles are provided with Spatial Studio?

Spatial Studio provides a raster basemap based on HERE data. Six styles of MapTiler vector tile basemaps are available: MapTiler Bright, MapTiler Dark Matter, MapTiler Positron, along with MapTiler Dataviz Bright, MapTiler Dataviz Dark, and MapTiler Dataviz Light. Spatial Studio also includes three blank backdrops: bright, dark, and transparent.

Can I use a different background map, such as an internal map service?

Spatial Studio administrators can add custom basemaps in the Spatial Studio Console; then, all Spatial Studio users can use them in map visualizations. When basemaps are internally hosted, public internet access is not needed.

Does Spatial Studio take the place of the Spatial Map Visualization Component (previously called MapViewer)?

No. The Spatial Map Visualization Component is intended for developers who are experienced with JavaScript. Spatial Studio is a self-service application.

Geocoding

What is the geocoder used by Spatial Studio?

By default, Spatial Studio uses a geocoding service hosted by Oracle. You can also use your own instance of Oracle Spatial Java EE Geocoder.

Does Spatial Studio allow me to make corrections to geocoded results?

Yes. Spatial Studio highlights geocoding issues due to data inconsistency and allows users to make corrections.

What countries are supported for geocoding?

All countries except China, Japan, and Korea are supported. Please note that some countries and regions may lack 100% coverage for geocoding.

Application integration

Can I integrate Spatial Studio with Oracle APEX?

Yes. You can load the Spatial Studio web component in an Oracle APEX application and the user can then interact with the map.

Can I publish the results of Spatial Studio analysis using REST?

Yes. REST endpoints are autogenerated for data sets and spatial analysis results.

Can I integrate results from Spatial Studio with Oracle Analytics Cloud?

Yes. Results of Spatial Studio analyses may be persisted as database views or tables, which can then be accessed by Oracle Analytics Cloud. In addition, spatial data can be exported as GeoJSON for use in Oracle Analytics Cloud as a custom map layer.