Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Related Documents

Conventions

What's New in GeoRaster?

Release 11.2 Changes

Release 11.1 Changes

1 GeoRaster Overview and Concepts

1.1 Vector and Raster Data

1.2 Raster Data Sources

1.2.1 Remote Sensing

1.2.2 Photogrammetry

1.2.3 Geographic Information Systems

1.2.4 Cartography

1.2.5 Digital Image Processing

1.2.6 Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry

1.3 GeoRaster Data Model

1.4 GeoRaster Physical Storage

1.4.1 Storage Parameters

1.4.2 Raster Data Table

1.4.3 Blank and Empty GeoRaster Objects

1.4.4 Empty Raster Blocks

1.4.5 Cross-Schema Support with GeoRaster

1.5 Bands, Layers, and Metadata

1.6 Georeferencing

1.6.1 Functional Fitting Georeferencing Model

1.6.2 Georeferencing Using GCPs

1.6.3 Cell Coordinate and Model Coordinate Transformation

1.7 Pyramids

1.8 Bitmap Masks

1.9 NODATA Values and Value Ranges

1.10 Compression and Decompression

1.10.1 JPEG Compression of GeoRaster Objects

1.10.2 DEFLATE Compression of GeoRaster Objects

1.10.3 Decompression of GeoRaster Objects

1.10.4 Third-Party Plug-ins for Compression

1.10.5 SecureFiles Compression

1.11 GeoRaster and Database Management

1.12 GeoRaster PL/SQL API

1.13 GeoRaster Java API

1.14 GeoRaster Tools: Viewer, Loader, Exporter

1.15 GeoRaster PL/SQL and Java Demo Files

1.16 README File for Spatial and Related Features

2 GeoRaster Data Types and Related Structures

2.1 SDO_GEORASTER Object Type

2.1.1 rasterType Attribute

2.1.2 spatialExtent Attribute

2.1.3 rasterDataTable Attribute

2.1.4 rasterID Attribute

2.1.5 metadata Attribute

2.2 SDO_RASTER Object Type and the Raster Data Table

2.2.1 rasterID Attribute

2.2.2 pyramidLevel Attribute

2.2.3 bandBlockNumber Attribute

2.2.4 rowBlockNumber Attribute

2.2.5 columnBlockNumber Attribute

2.2.6 blockMBR Attribute

2.2.7 rasterBlock Attribute

2.3 Other GeoRaster Types

2.3.1 SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM Object Type

2.3.2 SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP Object Type

2.3.3 SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE Object Type

2.3.4 SDO_RASTERSET Collection Type

2.3.5 SDO_GEOR_SRS Object Type

2.3.6 SDO_GEOR_GCP Object Type

2.3.7 SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION Collection Type

2.3.8 SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE Object Type

2.4 GeoRaster System Data Views (xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA)

2.4.1 TABLE_NAME Column

2.4.2 COLUMN_NAME Column

2.4.3 METADATA_COLUMN_NAME Column

2.4.4 RDT_TABLE_NAME Column

2.4.5 RASTER_ID Column

2.4.6 OTHER_TABLE_NAMES Column

2.5 GeoRaster XML Schema

3 GeoRaster Operations

3.1 Creating the GeoRaster Table and Raster Data Tables

3.1.1 Creating a GeoRaster Table

3.1.2 Creating Raster Data Tables

3.1.3 GeoRaster DML Trigger

3.2 Creating New GeoRaster Objects

3.3 Loading Raster Data

3.3.1 Reformatting the Source Raster Before Loading

3.4 Validating GeoRaster Objects

3.5 Georeferencing GeoRaster Objects

3.6 Generating and Setting Spatial Extents

3.6.1 Special Considerations if the GeoRaster Table Has a Spatial Index

3.7 Indexing GeoRaster Data

3.8 Changing and Optimizing Raster Storage

3.9 Copying GeoRaster Objects

3.10 Querying and Updating GeoRaster Metadata

3.11 Querying and Updating GeoRaster Cell Data

3.12 Processing GeoRaster Objects

3.13 Compressing and Decompressing GeoRaster Objects

3.14 Viewing GeoRaster Objects

3.15 Exporting GeoRaster Objects

3.16 Updating GeoRaster Objects Before Committing

3.17 Using Template-Related Subprograms to Develop GeoRaster Applications

3.18 Using GeoRaster with Workspace Manager and Label Security

3.18.1 Using GeoRaster with Workspace Manager

3.18.2 Using GeoRaster with Label Security

3.19 Maintaining Efficient Tablespace Use by GeoRaster Objects

3.20 Maintaining GeoRaster Objects and System Data in the Database

3.21 Transferring GeoRaster Data Between Databases

3.21.1 Checking for and Resolving Conflicts

3.21.2 Performing the GeoRaster Data Transfer

3.22 Using Transportable Tablespaces with GeoRaster Data

4 SDO_GEOR Package Reference

SDO_GEOR.addNODATA

SDO_GEOR.addSourceInfo

SDO_GEOR.calcCompressionRatio

SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue

SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy

SDO_GEOR.copy

SDO_GEOR.createBlank

SDO_GEOR.createTemplate

SDO_GEOR.deleteControlPoint

SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA

SDO_GEOR.deletePyramid

SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble

SDO_GEOR.exportTo

SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR

SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid

SDO_GEOR.generateSpatialExtent

SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics

SDO_GEOR.georeference

SDO_GEOR.getBandDimSize

SDO_GEOR.getBeginDateTime

SDO_GEOR.getBinFunction

SDO_GEOR.getBinTable

SDO_GEOR.getBinType

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMask

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskValue

SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue

SDO_GEOR.getBlockingType

SDO_GEOR.getBlockSize

SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate

SDO_GEOR.getCellDepth

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue

SDO_GEOR.getColorMap

SDO_GEOR.getColorMapTable

SDO_GEOR.getCompressionType

SDO_GEOR.getControlPoint

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultBlue

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultColorLayer

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultGreen

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultRed

SDO_GEOR.getEndDateTime

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefMethod

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefModel

SDO_GEOR.getGeoreferenceType

SDO_GEOR.getGrayScale

SDO_GEOR.getGrayScaleTable

SDO_GEOR.getHistogram

SDO_GEOR.getHistogramTable

SDO_GEOR.getID

SDO_GEOR.getInterleavingType

SDO_GEOR.getLayerDimension

SDO_GEOR.getLayerID

SDO_GEOR.getLayerOrdinate

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordLocation

SDO_GEOR.getModelSRID

SDO_GEOR.getNODATA

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidMaxLevel

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidType

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlocks

SDO_GEOR.getRasterData

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset

SDO_GEOR.getScaling

SDO_GEOR.getSourceInfo

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimNumber

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimSizes

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialResolutions

SDO_GEOR.getSpectralResolution

SDO_GEOR.getSpectralUnit

SDO_GEOR.getSRS

SDO_GEOR.getStatistics

SDO_GEOR.getTotalLayerNumber

SDO_GEOR.getULTCoordinate

SDO_GEOR.getVAT

SDO_GEOR.getVersion

SDO_GEOR.hasBitmapMask

SDO_GEOR.hasGrayScale

SDO_GEOR.hasNODATAMask

SDO_GEOR.hasPseudoColor

SDO_GEOR.importFrom

SDO_GEOR.init

SDO_GEOR.isBlank

SDO_GEOR.isOrthoRectified

SDO_GEOR.isRectified

SDO_GEOR.isSpatialReferenced

SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers

SDO_GEOR.mosaic

SDO_GEOR.reproject

SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy

SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate

SDO_GEOR.setBeginDateTime

SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction

SDO_GEOR.setBinTable

SDO_GEOR.setBitmapMask

SDO_GEOR.setBlankCellValue

SDO_GEOR.setColorMap

SDO_GEOR.setColorMapTable

SDO_GEOR.setControlPoint

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultBlue

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultColorLayer

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultGreen

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultRed

SDO_GEOR.setEndDateTime

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefMethod

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefModel

SDO_GEOR.setGrayScale

SDO_GEOR.setGrayScaleTable

SDO_GEOR.setHistogramTable

SDO_GEOR.setID

SDO_GEOR.setLayerID

SDO_GEOR.setLayerOrdinate

SDO_GEOR.setModelCoordLocation

SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID

SDO_GEOR.setOrthoRectified

SDO_GEOR.setRasterType

SDO_GEOR.setRectified

SDO_GEOR.setScaling

SDO_GEOR.setSourceInfo

SDO_GEOR.setSpatialReferenced

SDO_GEOR.setSpatialResolutions

SDO_GEOR.setSpectralResolution

SDO_GEOR.setSpectralUnit

SDO_GEOR.setSRS

SDO_GEOR.setStatistics

SDO_GEOR.setULTCoordinate

SDO_GEOR.setVAT

SDO_GEOR.setVersion

SDO_GEOR.subset

SDO_GEOR.updateRaster

SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR

SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster

5 SDO_GEOR_ADMIN Package Reference

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isRDTNameUnique

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterColumns

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterObjects

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterTables

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRDT

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRegisteredRDT

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listUnregisteredRDT

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.maintainSysdataEntries

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterColumns

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster

6 SDO_GEOR_UTL Package Reference

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcOptimizedBlockSize

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize

SDO_GEOR_UTL.createDMLTrigger

SDO_GEOR_UTL.fillEmptyBlocks

SDO_GEOR_UTL.makeRDTNamesUnique

SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT

A GeoRaster Metadata XML Schema

Index

List of Examples

1-1 Using storageParam Keywords

3-1 Creating a GeoRaster Table for City Images

3-2 Creating a Raster Data Table Using BasicFiles

3-3 Creating a Raster Data Table Using SecureFiles

3-4 Creating a Raster Data Table (Relational) Using SecureFiles

3-5 Updating a GeoRaster Object Before Committing

3-6 Shrinking a BasicFile RasterBlock LOB Segment

3-7 Shrinking a Raster Data Table

List of Figures

1-1 Raster Space and Model Space

1-2 Two Types of Cell Coordinate Systems

1-3 Physical Storage of GeoRaster Data

1-4 GeoRaster Data in an Oracle Database

1-5 Layers, Bands, and the Raster Data Table

1-6 Polynomials Used for Georeferencing

1-7 Pyramid Levels

List of Tables

1-1 storageParam Keywords for Raster Data

2-1 SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM Object Type Attributes

2-2 SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP Object Type Attributes

2-3 SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE Object Type Attributes

2-4 SDO_GEOR_SRS Object Type Attributes

2-5 SDO_GEOR_GCP Object Type Attributes

2-6 SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE Object Type Attributes

2-7 SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE Table Columns

Oracle® Spatial

GeoRaster Developer's Guide

11g Release 2 (11.2)

E11827-07

May 2012

Provides usage and reference information for the GeoRaster feature of Oracle Spatial, which lets you store, index, query, analyze, and deliver raster data (raster image and gridded data and its associated metadata).

Oracle Spatial GeoRaster Developer's Guide, 11g Release 2 (11.2)

E11827-07

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Preface

Oracle Spatial GeoRaster Developer's Guide provides usage and reference information for the GeoRaster feature of Oracle Spatial, referred to in this guide as GeoRaster. GeoRaster lets you store, index, query, analyze, and deliver raster image and gridded data and its associated metadata. GeoRaster provides Oracle Spatial data types and an object-relational schema. You can use these data types and schema objects to store multidimensional grid layers and digital images that can be referenced to positions on the Earth's surface or a local coordinate system.

GeoRaster is not a separate product. It is available when you install Oracle Spatial.

Note:

To use GeoRaster, you must understand the main concepts, data types, techniques, operators, procedures, and functions of Oracle Spatial, which are documented in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone who needs to store raster data in an Oracle database.

You should be familiar with Oracle Spatial, PL/SQL programming, and Oracle object-relational technology.

You should also be familiar with raster concepts and terminology, techniques for capturing or creating raster data, and techniques for processing raster data. For example, this guide mentions that data can be georeferenced if it is georectified; however, it does not explain the process of georectification or the challenges and techniques involved.

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Related Documents

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Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide

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What's New in GeoRaster?

This section describes new and changed features of Oracle Spatial GeoRaster for Oracle Database Release 11.

Release 11.2 Changes

The following are new and changed features for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2).

Java API

GeoRaster now includes a Java API, which consists of interfaces and classes that support features available with the GeoRaster feature of Oracle Spatial. For more information, see Section 1.13.

Ground Control Point (GCP) Support

You can use ground control points (GCPs) to georeference GeoRaster objects. The support for this feature includes several new data types and PL/SQL subprograms, as well as enhancements to some existing types and subprograms. For information, see the following:

Section 1.6.2, "Georeferencing Using GCPs"

Section 2.3.5, "SDO_GEOR_SRS Object Type" (includes all GCP-related information)

Section 2.3.6, "SDO_GEOR_GCP Object Type"

Section 2.3.7, "SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION Collection Type"

Section 2.3.8, "SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE Object Type"

SDO_GEOR.deleteControlPoint procedure

SDO_GEOR.georeference (new function formats for using GCPs)

SDO_GEOR.getControlPoint function

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefMethod function

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefModel function

SDO_GEOR.getSRS function (includes GCP-related information)

SDO_GEOR.setControlPoint procedure

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefMethod procedure

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefModel procedure

SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure (includes GCP-related information)

Appendix A, "GeoRaster Metadata XML Schema" (includes new GCP-related elements)

Reprojection of GeoRaster Objects

You can reproject a GeoRaster object to a different Oracle Spatial coordinate system by using the new SDO_GEOR.reproject, which is documented in Chapter 4.

Optimized Blocking to Reduce Padding Space

For raster data that is blocked, you can specify the new OPTIMALPADDING keyword to cause any user-specified blockSize value for storage parameters to be adjusted automatically to an optimal value to reduce padding space. For more information, see the descriptions on the blocking and blockSize keywords in Table 1-1, "storageParam Keywords for Raster Data" in Section 1.4.1.

You can also use the new SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcOptimizedBlockSize procedure (documented in Chapter 6) to calculate an optimal blockSize value that will use less padding space in the GeoRaster object storage, and you can apply the result in any subprogram that has the storageParam parameter.

Grid Interpolations

The new SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble function (documented in Chapter 4) evaluates a direct location based on neighboring cell values by using a specified interpolation method, and returns the raster values (double precision numbers) for the specified bands or layers for that location.

Polygon-Based Clipping in Queries

The SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset and SDO_GEOR.subset procedures (documented in Chapter 4) are enhanced. In previous releases, only the MBR (rectangle) of the query polygon was used. Now, you can also clip the query result along the (irregular) polygon boundary.

setModelCoordLocation Procedure

The new SDO_GEOR.setModelCoordLocation procedure (documented in Chapter 4) enables you to change the cell coordinate system from CENTER to UPPERLEFT or from UPPERLEFT to CENTER. It applies only to georeferenced GeoRaster objects, and it automatically adjusts the functional fitting coefficients of the GeoRaster SRS accordingly to reflect the change (to ensure that the relationship between cell coordinates and model coordinates does not change).

getCellValue Function Allows Multiple Bands or Layers

The SDO_GEOR.getCellValue function (documented in Chapter 4) is enhanced to return cell values of multiple layers or bands for a specified location. In previous releases, it returned only a single cell value of a specified layer or band.

getGeoreferenceType Function Return Values

The SDO_GEOR.getGeoreferenceType function (documented in Chapter 4) can return the following values for georeference type in addition to those documented in the previous release of this manual: 5 for cubic polynomial, 6 for quadratic rational polynomial, or 7 for quadratic polynomial.

Release 11.1 Changes

The following are new and changed features for Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1).

Enhanced Ease of Use, Reliability, and Manageability

For the current release, GeoRaster automates certain tasks that previously needed to be performed manually, and it provides new administrative tools for users who need to perform specialized tasks.

When you create a GeoRaster table, you no longer need to create the GeoRaster DML triggers for the table. These DML triggers are created automatically, and their automatic creation and operation provides greater reliability.

When you import GeoRaster data using the Data Pump Import utility, you no longer need to create GeoRaster DML triggers for the imported tables or GeoRaster system data entries for the imported GeoRaster objects. These triggers and entries are now created automatically.

Internal enhancements that monitor DDL events on raster tables and activities on GeoRaster system data improve the manageability, reliability, robustness, and usability of GeoRaster.

The new SDO_GEOR_ADMIN PL/SQL package contains subprograms to retrieve information that may be useful and to help you manage and maintain GeoRaster databases, including performing migration and upgrade operations. The SDO_GEOR_ADMIN subprograms are documented in Chapter 5.

Raster data versioning with Oracle Workspace Manager is supported, as explained in Section 3.18.

Raster data row-level security with Oracle Label Security is supported, as explained in Section 3.18.

For more information about GeoRaster and database management, see Section 1.11.

New Metadata and Raster Support

The current release provides support for new GeoRaster metadata and raster types:

A generic and complex functional fitting georeferencing model is supported for georeferencing rectified and unrectified airborne photos and satellite images. The affine transformation, DLT, RPC, and other models are supported as special cases of this generic model. For more information, see Section 1.6.

Bitmap masks (special one-bit deep rectangular raster grids with each pixel having either the value of 0 or 1) can be stored for GeoRaster objects and individual bands or layers. These masks are stored inside the GeoRaster objects. Pyramids of masks can also be created and stored inside the GeoRaster objects. For more information about bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Multiple NODATA values and multiple NODATA value ranges are supported for GeoRaster objects and their individual bands or layers. For more information, see Section 1.9.

GeoRaster objects can have empty raster blocks to save storage space and improve processing speed. For more information, see Section 1.4.4.

Random blocking size is supported. Although each block must still have the same size, the raster blocking sizes can be randomly different numbers along row and column dimensions, not necessarily a power of 2.

New Functions, Procedures, and Other Features

The current release provides many new subprograms and other enhancements related to the GeoRaster PL/SQL API and other features, including the following:

Update, query, and other DML operations on the new georeferencing models, bitmap masks, and multiple NODATA values and value ranges are supported.

Existing subprograms are enhanced to support empty raster blocks, random blocking sizes, and the new metadata.

Mosaic support allows for gaps, overlaps, and missing source GeoRaster objects. For information about mosaic support, see the description of the SDO_GEOR.mosaic procedure in Chapter 4.

The union or merging of GeoRaster objects and layers is supported. For information, see the description of the SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers procedure in Chapter 4.

Partial edit and update on a window of raster data and its pyramids using another image or gridded data is supported. For information, see the description of the SDO_GEOR.updateRaster procedure in Chapter 4.

New GeoRaster template functions are provided to facilitate third-party software integration. For more information, see Section 3.17.

Statistical analysis and histogram generation are supported. For information, see the description of the SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics procedure in Chapter 4.

Sub-cell or sub-pixel addressing (floating row and column numbers) is supported in the GeoRaster cell spaces, as explained in Section 1.3.

A new constructor is added to the SDO_GEOR_SRS object type, as explained in Section 2.3.5.

Calculation of the actual and nominal storage sizes of a GeoRaster object is supported. (The nominal size does not consider compression and sparse data.) For more information, see the sections about the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize and SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize functions in Chapter 6.

GeoRaster validation is enhanced to require that each valid GeoRaster object must be registered (with an entry in the ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), the raster data table name attribute of the GeoRaster object must not contain spaces, period separators, or mixed-case letters in a quoted string, and all the alphanumeric characters must be uppercase. For information about validating GeoRaster objects, see Section 3.4, which also refers to specific functions for performing validation.

GeoRaster supports the use of SecureFile LOBs (SecureFiles) which were introduced in Release 11.1 to supplement the original BasicFile LOBs. For more information, see Section 3.1.2.

GeoTiff, JPEG 2000, and Digital Globe RPC file formats are supported for loading and exporting GeoRaster objects. JPEG files can be loaded without decompression. For more information about the GeoRaster loader and exporter tools, see Section 1.14.

The GeoRaster viewer is enhanced to display masks, generic georeferencing models, empty raster blocks, and other features. For more information about the GeoRaster viewer tool, see Section 1.14.

The following table lists the new PL/SQL subprograms for this release. (It does not include existing subprograms that were significantly enhanced for this release.)

PL/SQL Package
New Subprograms

SDO_GEOR (documented in Chapter 4)
SDO_GEOR.addNODATA

SDO_GEOR.addSourceInfo

SDO_GEOR.createTemplate

SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA

SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR

SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics

SDO_GEOR.getBinFunction

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMask

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskValue

SDO_GEOR.getGeoreferenceType

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordLocation

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator

SDO_GEOR.getSourceInfo

SDO_GEOR.hasBitmapMask

SDO_GEOR.hasNODATAMask

SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers

SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction

SDO_GEOR.setBitmapMask

SDO_GEOR.setSourceInfo

SDO_GEOR.updateRaster

SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN (documented in Chapter 5)
(All subprograms are new because the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN package is new for this release.)

SDO_GEOR_UTL (documented in Chapter 6)
SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize

1 GeoRaster Overview and Concepts

GeoRaster is a feature of Oracle Spatial that lets you store, index, query, analyze, and deliver raster image and gridded data and its associated metadata. GeoRaster provides Oracle spatial data types and an object-relational schema. You can use these data types and schema objects to store multidimensional grid layers and digital images that can be referenced to positions on the Earth's surface or in a local coordinate system. If the data is georeferenced, you can find the location on Earth for a cell in an image; or given a location on Earth, you can find the cell in an image associated with that location.

GeoRaster can be used with data from any technology that captures or generates images, such as remote sensing, photogrammetry, and thematic mapping. It can be used in a wide variety of application areas, including location based services, geoimagery archiving, environmental monitoring and assessment, geological engineering and exploration, natural resource management, defense, emergency response, telecommunications, transportation, urban planning, and homeland security.

Note:

To use GeoRaster, you must understand the main concepts, data types, techniques, operators, procedures, and functions of Oracle Spatial, which are documented in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

You should also be familiar with raster and image concepts and terminology, techniques for capturing or creating raster data, and techniques for processing raster data.

GeoRaster uses and depends upon several components that are included with Oracle Database, including the Java virtual machine (JVM) and Oracle XML DB.

Installation and Upgrade Notes:

You must ensure that Oracle XML DB Repository is properly installed and that the value of the COMPATIBILITY database initialization parameter is 10.0 or greater. For more information, see the appendix about installation, compatibility, and upgrade issues in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

After a database upgrade, you should call the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded function to check for any invalid GeoRaster objects and invalid system data for the current version. For more information, see Section 3.20.

This chapter contains the following major sections:

Section 1.1, "Vector and Raster Data"

Section 1.2, "Raster Data Sources"

Section 1.3, "GeoRaster Data Model"

Section 1.4, "GeoRaster Physical Storage"

Section 1.5, "Bands, Layers, and Metadata"

Section 1.6, "Georeferencing"

Section 1.7, "Pyramids"

Section 1.8, "Bitmap Masks"

Section 1.9, "NODATA Values and Value Ranges"

Section 1.10, "Compression and Decompression"

Section 1.11, "GeoRaster and Database Management"

Section 1.12, "GeoRaster PL/SQL API"

Section 1.13, "GeoRaster Java API"

Section 1.14, "GeoRaster Tools: Viewer, Loader, Exporter"

Section 1.15, "GeoRaster PL/SQL and Java Demo Files"

Section 1.16, "README File for Spatial and Related Features"

1.1 Vector and Raster Data

Geographic features can be represented in vector or raster format, or both. With vector data, points are represented by their explicit x,y,z coordinates, lines are strings of points, and areas are represented as polygons whose borders are lines. This kind of vector format can be used to record precisely the location and shape of spatial objects. With raster data, you can represent spatial objects by assigning values to the cells that cover the objects, and you can represent the cells as arrays. This kind of raster format has less precision than vector format, but it is ideal for many types of spatial analysis.

In the raster geographic information systems (GIS) world, this kind of raster data is normally called gridded data. In image processing systems, the raster data representations are typically called images instead of grids. Despite any differences between grids and images, both forms of spatial information are usually represented as matrix structures (that is, arrays of cells), and each cell is usually regularly aligned in the space.

1.2 Raster Data Sources

Raster data is collected and used by a variety of geographic information technologies, including remote sensing, airborne photogrammetry, cartography, and global positioning systems. The collected data is then analyzed by digital image processing systems, computer graphics applications, and computer vision technologies. These technologies use several data formats and create a variety of products.

This section briefly describes some of the main data sources and uses for GeoRaster, focusing on concepts and techniques you need to be aware of in developing applications. It does not present detailed explanations of the technologies; you should consult standard textbooks and reference materials for that information.

1.2.1 Remote Sensing

Remote sensing obtains information about an area or object through a device that is not physically connected to the area or object. For example, the sensor might be in a satellite, balloon, airplane, boat, or ground station. The sensor device can be any of a variety of devices, including a frame camera, pushbroom (swath) imager, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), hydrographic sonar, or paper or film scanner. Remote sensing applications include environmental assessment and monitoring, global change detection and monitoring, and natural resource surveying.

The data collected by remote sensing is often called geoimagery. The wavelength, number of bands, and other factors determine the radiometric characteristics of the geoimages. The geoimages can be single-band, multiband, or hyperspectral, all of which can be managed by GeoRaster. These geoimages can cover any area of the Earth (especially for images sensed by satellite). The temporal resolution can be high, such as with meteorological satellites, making it easier to detect changes. For remote sensing applications, various types of resolution (temporal, spatial, spectral, and radiometric) are often important.

1.2.2 Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry derives metric information from measurements made on photographs. Most photogrammetry applications use airborne photos or high-resolution images collected by satellite remote sensing. In traditional photogrammetry, the main data includes images such as black and white photographs, color photographs, and stereo photograph pairs.

Photogrammetry rigorously establishes the geometric relationship between the image and the object as it existed at the time of the imaging event, and enables you to derive information about the object from its imagery. The relationship between image and object can be established by several means, which can be grouped in two categories: analog (using optical, mechanical, and electronic components) or analytical (where the modeling is mathematical and the processing is digital). Analog solutions are increasingly being replaced by analytical/digital solutions, which are also referred to as softcopy photogrammetry.

The main product from a softcopy photogrammetry system may include digital elevation models (DEMs) and orthoimagery. GeoRaster can manage all this raster data, together with its georeferencing information.

1.2.3 Geographic Information Systems

A geographic information system (GIS) captures, stores, and processes geographically referenced information. GIS software has traditionally been either vector-based or raster-based; however, with the GeoRaster feature, Oracle Spatial handles both raster and vector data.

Raster-based GIS systems typically process georectified gridded data. Gridded data can be discrete or continuous. Discrete data, such as political subdivisions, land use and cover, bus routes, and oil wells, is usually stored as integer grids. Continuous data, such as elevation, aspect, pollution concentration, ambient noise level, and wind speed, is usually stored as floating-point grids. GeoRaster can store all this data.

The attributes of a discrete grid layer are stored in a relational table called a value attribute table (VAT). A VAT contains columns specified by the GIS vendor, and may also contain user-defined columns. The VAT can be stored in the Oracle database as a plain table. The VAT name can be registered within the corresponding GeoRaster object so that raster GIS applications can use the table.

1.2.4 Cartography

Cartography is the science of creating maps, which are two-dimensional representations of the three-dimensional Earth (or of a non-Earth space using a local coordinate system). Today, maps are digitized or scanned into digital forms, and map production is largely automated. Maps stored on a computer can be queried, analyzed, and updated quickly.

There are many types of maps, corresponding to a variety of uses or purposes. Examples of map types include base (background), thematic, relief (three-dimensional), aspect, cadastral (land use), and inset. Maps usually contain several annotation elements to help explain the map, such as scale bars, legends, symbols (such as the north arrow), and labels (names of cities, rivers, and so on).

Maps can be stored in raster format (and thus can be managed by GeoRaster), in vector format, or in a hybrid format.

1.2.5 Digital Image Processing

Digital image processing is used to process raster data in standard image formats, such as TIFF, GIF, JFIF (JPEG), and Sun Raster, as well as in many geoimage formats, such as NITF, GeoTIFF, ERDAS IMG, and PCI PIX. Image processing techniques are widely used in remote sensing and photogrammetry applications. These techniques are used as needed to enhance, correct, and restore images to facilitate interpretation; to correct for any blurring, distortion, or other degradation that may have occurred; and to classify geo-objects automatically and identify targets. The source, intermediate, and result imagery can be loaded and managed by GeoRaster.

1.2.6 Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry

Geology, geophysics, and geochemistry all use digital data and produce some digital raster maps that can be managed by GeoRaster.

In geology, the data includes regional geological maps, stratum maps, and rock slide pictures. In geological exploration and petroleum geology, computerized geostratum simulation, synthetic mineral prediction, and 3-D oil field characterization, all of which involve raster data, are widely used.

In geophysics, data about gravity, the magnetic field, seismic wave transportation, and other subjects is saved, along with georeferencing information.

In geochemistry, the contents of multiple chemical elements can be analyzed and measured. The triangulated irregular network (TIN) technique is often used to produce raster maps for further analysis, and image processing is widely used.

1.3 GeoRaster Data Model

Raster data can have some or all of the following elements:

Cells or pixels

Spatial domain (footprint)

Spatial, temporal, and band reference information

Cell attributes

Metadata

Processing data and map support data

GeoRaster uses a generic raster data model that is component-based, logically layered, and multidimensional. The core data in a raster is a multidimensional matrix of raster cells. Each cell is one element of the matrix, and its value is called the cell value, which is sampled at the center of the cell. If the GeoRaster object represents an image, a cell can also be called a pixel, which has only one value. (In GeoRaster, the terms cell and pixel are interchangeable.) The matrix has a number of dimensions, a cell depth, and a size for each dimension. The cell depth is the data size of the value of each cell. The cell depth defines the range of all cell values, and it applies to each single cell, not to an array of cells. This core raster data set can be blocked for optimal storage and retrieval.

The data model has a logically layered structure. The core data consists of one or more logical layers. For example, for multichannel remote sensing imagery, the layers are used to model the channels of the imagery. (Bands and layers are explained in Section 1.5.) In the current release, each layer is a two-dimensional matrix of cells that consists of the row dimension and the column dimension.

GeoRaster data has metadata and attributes, and each layer of the GeoRaster data can have its own metadata and attributes. In the GeoRaster data model, all data other than the core cell matrix is the GeoRaster metadata. The GeoRaster metadata is further divided into different components (and is thus called component-based), which contain the following kinds of information:

Object information

Raster information

Spatial reference system information

Date and time (temporal reference system) information

Band reference system information

Layer information for each layer

Based on this data model, GeoRaster objects are described by the GeoRaster metadata XML schema (described in Appendix A), which is used to organize the metadata. Some schema components and subcomponents are required and others are optional. You must understand this XML schema if you develop GeoRaster loaders, exporters, or other applications. Some restrictions on the metadata exist for the current release, and these are described in the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function (documented in Chapter 4), which checks the validity of the metadata for a GeoRaster object.

The GeoRaster object data types, described in Chapter 2, are based on the GeoRaster data model.

In this data model, two different types of coordinates need to be considered: the coordinates of each pixel (cell) in the raster matrix and the coordinates on the Earth that they represent. Consequently, two types of coordinate systems or spaces are defined: the cell coordinate system and the model coordinate system.

The cell coordinate system (also called the raster space) is used to describe cells in the raster matrix and their spacing, and its dimensions are (in this order) row, column, and band. The model coordinate system (also called the ground coordinate system or the model space) is used to describe points on the Earth or any other coordinate system associated with an Oracle SRID value. The spatial dimensions of the model coordinate system are (in this order) X and Y, corresponding to the column and row dimensions, respectively, in the cell coordinate system. The logical layers correspond to the band dimension in the cell space.

Figure 1-1 shows the relationship between a raster image and its associated geographical (spatial) extent, and between parts of the image and their associated geographical entities.

Figure 1-1 Raster Space and Model Space

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Description of "Figure 1-1 Raster Space and Model Space"

In Figure 1-1:

In the objects on the left, the medium-size rectangle represents a raster image, and within it are a rectangular area showing a national park and a point identifying the location of a specific restaurant. Each pixel in the image can be identified by its coordinates in a cell coordinate system (the coordinate system associated with the raster image). The upper-left corner of the medium-size rectangle has the coordinate values associated with the ULTCoordinate value of the cell space for the GeoRaster object.

In the objects on the right, the large rectangle represents the geographical area (in the model, or ground, space) that is shown in the raster image, and within it are spatial geometries for the national park and the specific restaurant. Each entire geographical area and geometries within it can be identified using coordinates in its model (or, ground) coordinate system, such as WGS 84 for longitude/latitude data.

For two-dimensional single-layer GeoRaster data, the cell coordinate system has a row dimension pointing downward and a column dimension pointing to the right, as shown in Figure 1-1. The origin of the cell space is always (0,0). The spacing is 1 cell or 1 pixel, and in most cases the cell coordinates are identified by integer row and column numbers. For a multiband image, the axis along bands is called the band dimension. For a time series multilayer image (where each layer has a different date or timestamp), the axis along layers is called the temporal dimension. Three-dimensional GeoRaster data includes the vertical dimension, which is vertical to both the row and column dimensions.

Note:

Only row, column, and band dimensions in the cell coordinate system are currently supported. The row and column dimensions are used to model two-dimensional spatial coordinates. The band dimension can be used to model multichannel remote sensing imagery or photographs and any other types of layers, such as temporal layers and multiple-grid themes.

When the raster data is treated and processed as an array of numbers, integer addressing using row and column numbers is sufficient in most applications. However, the raster data array is generally a discretized representation of a continuous space, and so a one-to-one mapping of coordinates between the cell space and the model space is required, regardless of whether the value of a cell represents a collective value of an area or a single value of a point.

In other words, sub-cell (sub-pixel) addressing in the cell space is necessary. To support sub-cell addressing, GeoRaster defines two types of cell coordinate systems, depending on where the origin (0,0) of cells is defined. Figure 1-2, where each square represents one cell, shows the two types of cell coordinate systems: center-based and upperleft-based.

Figure 1-2 Two Types of Cell Coordinate Systems

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Description of "Figure 1-2 Two Types of Cell Coordinate Systems "

The default cell coordinate system has its origin at the center of a cell, and is called the center-based cell coordinate system. The other cell coordinate system has its origin at the upper-left corner of a cell, and is called the upperleft-based cell coordinate system. In both systems, the cells are squares with equal size and the unit is 1 cell. Assuming that I and J are integers, and x and y are floating numbers:

In center-based cell space, coordinate (x, y) is mapped to (I,J) as long as I-0.5 <= x < I+0.5 and J-0.5 <= y < J+0.5.

In upperleft-based cell space, coordinate (x, y) is mapped to cell (I,J) as long as I <= x < I+1.0 and J <= y < J+1.0.

For example, sub-cell coordinate (0.3, 0.3) has the same integer cell coordinate (0,0) in both coordinate systems, while (0.3,0.6) means (0,1) in center-based cell space but means (0,0) in upperleft-based cell space. This two types of cell coordinate systems are defined by the modelCoordinateLocation element in the spatialReferenceInfo metadata; otherwise, the default type is center-based. GeoRaster supports both cell coordinate systems, and effective with Oracle Database 11g, sub-cell addresses are supported in the GeoRaster PL/SQL API. (Sub-cell addresses were internally supported in previous releases.)

In GeoRaster, while the origin of the cell space is always at (0,0), the upper-left corner cell of the raster data itself can have a different coordinate in its cell space from the coordinate of the origin of the cell space. In other words, the integer (row, column) coordinate of the upper-left corner cell is not necessarily (0,0). The upper-left corner is called the ULTCoordinate, and its value is registered in the metadata. It basically defines the relative location of the data in the cell space. If there is a band dimension, the ULTCoordinate value is always (row,column,0). The coordinate of each cell is relative to the origin of the cell space, not to the ULTCoordinate value. The origin of the cell coordinate system might not be exactly at the ULTCoordinate value.

The model coordinate system consists of spatial dimensions, and other dimensions if there are any. The spatial dimensions are called the x, y, and z dimensions, and values in these dimensions can be associated with a geodetic, projected, or local coordinate system. Other dimensions include spectral and temporal dimensions (called the s dimension and t dimension, respectively). GeoRaster SRS currently supports two spatial dimensions (X,Y) and three spatial dimensions (X, Y, Z) in the model coordinate system. (For information about coordinate systems, including the different types of coordinate systems, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.)

The GeoRaster model coordinate system is defined by an Oracle Spatial SRID. The model coordinates have the same unit as that of the specified SRID and should be in the value range defined by the model coordinate system. For example, if the GeoRaster object is georeferenced to a geodetic coordinate system such as 8307, the unit of the model coordinates derived from the spatial reference system (SRS) must be decimal degrees, and values should be in the ranges of -180.0 to +180.0 for longitude and -90.0 to +90.0 for latitude.

The relationships between cell coordinates and model coordinates are modeled by GeoRaster reference systems (mapping schemes). The following GeoRaster reference systems are defined:

Spatial reference system, also called GeoRaster SRS, which maps cell coordinates (row,column,vertical) to model coordinates (X,Y,Z). Using the spatial reference system with GeoRaster data is referred to as georeferencing the data. (Georeferencing is discussed in Section 1.6.)

Temporal reference system, also called GeoRaster TRS, which maps cell coordinates (temporal) to model coordinates (T).

Band reference system, also called GeoRaster BRS, which maps cell coordinates (band) to model coordinates (S, for Spectral).

Each of these reference systems is currently defined, at least partially, in the GeoRaster XML schema. However, for the current release, only the spatial reference system is supported. This means that only the relationship between (row,column) and (X,Y) or (X, Y, Z) coordinates can be mapped. If the model coordinate system is geodetic, (X,Y) means (longitude,latitude). The temporal and band reference systems can be used, however, to store useful temporal and spectral information, such as the spectral resolution and when the raster data was collected.

Other metadata is stored in the <layerInfo> element in the GeoRaster XML metadata, as explained in Section 1.5.

1.4 GeoRaster Physical Storage

As mentioned in Section 1.3, GeoRaster data consists of a multidimensional matrix of cells and the GeoRaster metadata. Most metadata is stored as an XML document using the Oracle XMLType data type. The metadata is defined according to the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is described in Appendix A. The spatial extent (footprint) of a GeoRaster object is part of the metadata, but it is stored separately as an attribute of the GeoRaster object. This approach allows GeoRaster to take advantage of the spatial geometry type and related capabilities, such as using R-tree indexing on GeoRaster objects. The spatial extent is described in Section 2.1.2.

The multidimensional matrix of cells is blocked into small subsets for large-scale GeoRaster object storage and optimal retrieval and processing. Each block is stored in a table as a binary large object (BLOB), and a geometry object (of type SDO_GEOMETRY) is used to define the precise extent of the block. Each row of the table stores only one block and the blocking information related to that block. (This blocking scheme applies to pyramids also.)

The dimension sizes (along row, column, and band dimensions) may not be evenly divided by their respective block sizes. GeoRaster adds padding to the boundary blocks that do not have enough original cells to be completely filled. The boundary blocks are the end blocks along the positive direction of each dimension. The padding cells have the same cell depth as other cells and have values equal to zero. Padding makes each block have the same BLOB size. Padding mainly applies to row and column blocks, but for multiband and hyperspectral imagery, padding can be applied to the band dimension also. For example, assume the following specification: band interleaved by line, blocking as (64,64,3), and 8 bands, each with 64 rows and 64 columns. In this case:

Bands 0, 1, and 2 are stored interleaved by line in the first block.

Bands 3, 4, and 5 are stored interleaved by line in the second block.

The third block holds the following in this order: line 1 of band 6, line 1 of band 7, 64 column values that are padding, line 2 of band 6, line 2 of band 7, 64 column values that are padding, and so on, until all 64 rows are stored.

However, the top-level pyramids are not padded if both the row and column dimension sizes of the pyramid level are less than or equal to one-half the row block size and column block size, respectively. See Section 1.7 for information about the physical storage of pyramids.

Each GeoRaster block has the same size. The dimension sizes of the blocks do not need to be a power of 2. They can be random integer values. The block sizes can be optimized automatically based on the dimension sizes of the GeoRaster object, so that each GeoRaster object uses only minimum padding space. See Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1 for more information.

The raster blocks (BLOBs) contain the binary representation of the raster cell values. Specifically, floating-point cell values are represented in the IEEE 754 standard formats on supported platforms. If the cell depth is greater than 8 bits, GeoRaster cell data is stored in big-endian format in raster blocks. If the cell depth is less than 8 bits, each byte in the raster blocks contains two or more cells, so that the bits of a byte are fully filled with cell data. The cells are always filled into the byte from left to right. For example, if the cell depth is 4 bits, one byte contains two cells: the first four bits of the byte contain the value of a cell, and the second four bits contain the value of its following cell, which is determined by the interleaving type.

Based on this physical storage model, two object types are provided: SDO_GEORASTER for the raster data set and related metadata, and SDO_RASTER for each block in a raster image.

The SDO_GEORASTER object contains a spatial extent geometry (footprint or coverage extent) and relevant metadata. A table containing one or more columns of this object type is called a GeoRaster table.

The SDO_RASTER object contains information about a block (tile) of a GeoRaster object, and it uses a BLOB object to store the raster cell data for the block. An object table of this object type is called a raster data table (RDT).

Each SDO_GEORASTER object has a pair of attributes (rasterDataTable, rasterID) that uniquely identify the RDT and the rows within the RDT that are used to store the raster cell data for the GeoRaster object.

Figure 1-3 shows the storage of GeoRaster objects, using as an example an image of Boston, Massachusetts in a table that contains rows with images of various cities.

Figure 1-3 Physical Storage of GeoRaster Data

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Description of "Figure 1-3 Physical Storage of GeoRaster Data"

As shown in Figure 1-3:

Each row in the table of city images contains information about the image for a specific city (such as Boston), including an SDO_GEORASTER object.

The SDO_GEORASTER object includes the spatial extent geometry covering the entire area of the image, the metadata, the raster ID, and the name of the raster data table associated with this image.

Each row in the raster data table contains information about a block (or tile) of the image, including the block's minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) and image data (stored as a BLOB). The raster data table is described in Section 1.4.2.

The SDO_GEORASTER and SDO_RASTER object types are described in detail in Chapter 2.

Figure 1-4 shows the physical storage of GeoRaster data and several related objects in a database.

Figure 1-4 GeoRaster Data in an Oracle Database

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Description of "Figure 1-4 GeoRaster Data in an Oracle Database"

In Figure 1-4:

Each GeoRaster object in the GeoRaster table has an associated raster data table, which has an entry for each block of the raster image.

The BLOB with image data for each raster image block is stored separately from the raster table data. You can specify storage parameters (described in Section 1.4.1) for the BLOBs.

Each GeoRaster object has a raster data table associated with it. However, a raster data table can store blocks of multiple GeoRaster objects, and GeoRaster objects in a GeoRaster table can be associated with one or multiple raster data tables.

GeoRaster system data (described in Section 2.4) maintains the relationship between the GeoRaster tables and the raster data tables.

Indexes (standard and Spatial) can be built on the GeoRaster table and raster data tables. For information about indexing GeoRaster data, see Section 3.7.

Additional information, such as ground control points (GCPs) and value attribute tables (VATs), can be related to the GeoRaster objects.

You should maintain a one-to-many relationship between a GeoRaster table and its associated raster data tables. That is, you should let a raster data table only contain cell data of GeoRaster objects that belong to the same GeoRaster table.

The following considerations apply to schema, table, and column names that are stored in any Oracle Spatial metadata views. For example, these considerations apply to geometry tables, GeoRaster tables, raster data tables, and geometry and GeoRaster columns.

The name must contain only letters, numbers, and underscores. For example, the name cannot contain a space ( ), an apostrophe ('), a quotation mark ("), or a comma (,).

All letters in the names are converted to uppercase before the names are stored in geometry metadata views or GeoRaster system data (xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA) views or before the tables are accessed. This conversion also applies to any schema name specified with the table name.

For more information about raster data tables, see Section 1.4.2.

For information about cross-schema support with GeoRaster tables and raster data tables, see Section 1.4.5.

1.4.1 Storage Parameters

Several GeoRaster operations let you specify or change aspects of the storage. The relevant subprograms contain a parameter named storageParam, which is a quoted string of keywords and their values. The storageParam parameter keywords apply to characteristics of the raster data (see Table 1-1).

Note:

The keywords in this section either do not apply or only partially apply to the storageParam parameter of the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure and the subsetParam parameter of the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure. See the reference information about the relevant parameters for each of these procedures in Chapter 4.

Table 1-1 storageParam Keywords for Raster Data

Keyword
Explanation

bitmapmask

Specifies whether or not bitmap masks are considered. TRUE specifies to consider any associated bitmap masks; FALSE specifies not to consider the bitmap masks. The default is TRUE for SDO_GEOR.copy, SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy, SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers, SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, and SDO_GEOR.subset; the default is FALSE for SDO_GEOR.mosaic (A value of TRUE is invalid and is ignored for SDO_GEOR.mosaic.)

blocking

Specifies whether or not raster data is blocked. TRUE causes raster data to be blocked using the blocks of the specified or default blockSize value; OPTIMALPADDING is the same as TRUE except that the specified blockSize value will be adjusted to an optimal value to reduce padding space; FALSE causes raster data not to be blocked (that is, only one block will be used for the entire image). Specifying OPTIMALPADDING causes GeoRaster to call the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcOptimizedBlockSize procedure internally.

The default value for blocking is TRUE if you specify the blockSize keyword. If you specify blocking=TRUE but do not specify the blockSize keyword, the default blockSize is (256,256,B), where B is the number of bands in the output GeoRaster object. If you specify neither blocking nor blockSize, default values are derived from the source GeoRaster object: that is, if the original data is not blocked, the data in the output GeoRaster object is by default not blocked; and if the original data is blocked, the data in the output GeoRaster object is blocked with the same blocking scheme.

blockSize

Specifies the block size, that is, the number of cells per block. You must specify a value for each dimension of the output GeoRaster object. For example, blocksize=(512,512,3) specifies 512 for the row dimension, 512 for the column dimension, and 3 for the band dimension; and blocksize=(256,256) specifies row and column block sizes of 256 for a GeoRaster object that has no band dimension. The values must be non-negative integers. If a value is 0, it means the block size is the corresponding dimension size. If a value is greater than the corresponding dimension size, padding is applied. See also the explanation of the blocking keyword in this table and of the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcOptimizedBlockSize procedure in Chapter 6.

Only regular blocking is supported; that is, all blocks must be the same size and be aligned with each other, except for some top-level pyramids. However, the dimension sizes of the blocks do not need to be a power of 2. They can be random integer values. For example, the blockSize value can be (589,1236,7).

The physical storage size of a raster block must be less than or equal to 4GB.

cellDepth

Specifies the cell depth of the raster data set, which indicates the number of bits and the sign for the data type of all cells. Note, however, that changing the cell depth can cause loss of data and a reduction in precision and image quality. Must be one of the following values (_U indicating unsigned and _S indicating signed): 1BIT, 2BIT, 4BIT, 8BIT_U, 8BIT_S, 16BIT_U, 16BIT_S, 32BIT_U, 32BIT_S, 32BIT_REAL, or 64BIT_REAL. (Complex cellDepth types are not supported.) If cellDepth is not specified, the value from the source GeoRaster object is used by default. Example: celldepth=16BIT_U

compression

Specifies the compression type to be applied to the GeoRaster object. Must be one of the following values: JPEG-B, JPEG-F, DEFLATE, or NONE. (You can use NONE to decompress a compressed GeoRaster object.) If compression is not specified, the compression type of the source GeoRaster object is used. For more information about compression and decompression, see Section 1.10. Example: compression=JPEG-F

If the source GeoRaster object is blank, the compression keyword is ignored, except for the SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset and SDO_GEOR.getRasterData functions. (Blank GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.)

interleaving

Specifies the interleaving type. (Interleaving is explained in Section 1.5.) Must be one of the following values: BSQ (band sequential), BIL (band interleaved by line), or BIP (band interleaved by pixel). Example: interleaving=BSQ

pyramid

TRUE specifies to keep the original pyramid data; FALSE specifies not to keep the original pyramid data. The default value depends on the specific procedure: the default is TRUE for SDO_GEOR.copy and SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy; the default is FALSE for SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, and SDO_GEOR.subset. (A value of TRUE is invalid and is ignored for SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, or SDO_GEOR.subset.)

You cannot generate pyramid data through the use of storage parameters; instead, you must use the SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid procedure after creating the GeoRaster object.

quality

Specifies the JPEG compression quality, which is the degree of lossiness caused by the compression. Must be an integer from 0 (lowest quality) through 100 (highest quality) to be applied to the GeoRaster object. The default value is 75. For more information about compression quality, see Section 1.10.1. Example: quality=80

Example 1-1 shows a GeoRaster object being copied, with its block size changed and any pyramid data from the original object not copied.

Example 1-1 Using storageParam Keywords

DECLARE
   gr1 sdo_georaster;
   gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster) VALUES (2, sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'))
       RETURNING georaster INTO gr2;
SELECT georaster INTO gr1 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;
sdo_geor.changeFormatCopy(gr1, 'blocksize=(128,128) pyramid=FALSE', gr2);
UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=2;
COMMIT;
END;
/

In Example 1-1, the raster data table for GeoRaster object gr2 is RDT_1. If raster data is to be written into table RDT_1, that table must exist before the PL/SQL block is run; otherwise, an error is generated by the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure.

Note:

If you insert, update, or delete GeoRaster cell data or metadata, update the GeoRaster object before committing the transaction, as shown in Example 1-1 and as explained in Section 3.16.

Example 1-1 and many examples in Chapter 4 refer to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, which has the following definition:

CREATE TABLE georaster_table
( georid    NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
  name      VARCHAR2(32),
  georaster SDO_GEORASTER );

1.4.2 Raster Data Table

A raster data table must be an object table of SDO_RASTER type, and it must have the primary key defined on the columns (rasterID, pyramidLevel, bandBlockNumber, rowBlockNumber, columnBlockNumber).

Each raster data table name must be or equivalent to a valid nonquoted identifier, and it will be stored in the GeoRaster metadata views and in the SDO_GEORASTER objects in all uppercase characters, without any schema prefix. (Each GeoRaster column name must be or equivalent to a valid nonquoted identifier, and it is stored in the GeoRaster metadata views in all uppercase characters.) Each raster data table name must also be unique in the database. To resolve any duplication in raster data table names, you can use SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.maintainSysdataEntries function, which is documented in Chapter 5.

You can control the placement and storage characteristics of the raster data table (for example, if the table should be partitioned for better performance). For a large GeoRaster object, consider putting its raster data in a separate raster data table and partitioning the raster data table by pyramid level or block numbers, or both. Do not use the SYSTEM tablespace for storing GeoRaster tables and raster data tables. Instead, create separate locally managed (the default) tablespaces for GeoRaster tables.

In choosing block sizes for raster data, consider the following:

The maximum length of a raster block is 4 GB; therefore, do not specify a block size greater than 4 GB.

Consider the cellDepth value of the GeoRaster object when you calculate the desired size for a raster block.

Choosing an appropriate block size is a trade-off between the size of a raster block and the number of blocks needed for a GeoRaster object. For raster data of a large size, Oracle recommends at least 512 by 512 for the row and column dimension sizes. A blocking size value that results in a raster block close to 4 KB is usually a bad choice, because 4 KB is the threshold for storing an Oracle BLOB out-of-line.

For information about creating raster data tables, including examples using BasicFile LOBs (BasicFiles) and SecureFile LOBs (SecureFiles), see Section 3.1.2.

1.4.3 Blank and Empty GeoRaster Objects

A blank GeoRaster object is a special type of GeoRaster object in which all cells have the same value. There is no need to store its cells in any SDO_RASTER block; instead, the cell value is registered in the metadata in the blankCellValue element. Otherwise, blank GeoRaster objects are treated in the same way as other GeoRaster objects. Use the SDO_GEOR.createBlank function to create a blank GeoRaster object, the SDO_GEOR.isBlank function to check if a GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object, and the SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue function to return the value of the cells in a blank GeoRaster object.

An empty GeoRaster object contains only a rasterDataTable name and a rasterID. To create an empty GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.init function. You must create an empty GeoRaster object before you perform an action that outputs a new GeoRaster object, so that the output can be stored in the previously initialized empty GeoRaster object.

1.4.4 Empty Raster Blocks

GeoRaster supports empty raster blocks to save storage space with large mosaic objects and to improve raster processing speed. Empty raster blocks are used when there is no raster data available for a specific raster block of a large GeoRaster object. Such GeoRaster data is of a special sparse data type. There is still an entry in the raster data table for each empty raster block, but the length of the BLOB is zero (indicating empty).

When a GeoRaster operation (for example, SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue, SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy, SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid, SDO_GEOR.getRasterData, SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset, SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, SDO_GEOR.subset, or SDO_GEOR.updateRaster) is applied to a source GeoRaster object with empty raster blocks, it may lead to empty or partially empty result raster blocks.

A resulting raster block is empty if all the cells in it are derived from empty source raster blocks. A resulting raster block is partially empty if only some of the cells in it are derived from empty source raster blocks. Any cells in a partially empty result raster block that are derived from an empty source raster block are either set to certain background values (as specified in the bgValues parameter) or set to 0 (if the bgValues parameter is not specified). Once this is done, a partially empty raster block becomes just like a normal non-empty raster block; and after the operation is finished, each raster block in the resulting GeoRaster object is either empty or non-empty.

Because the filling of partially empty raster blocks changes the raster data permanently, you should carefully choose consistent background values when manipulating a GeoRaster object. The NODATA values stored in the GeoRaster metadata, if present, are good choices for background values, although you can also select other background values as long as they are used consistently.

If a GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks, its pyramid data may not contain any empty raster blocks at all because partially empty raster blocks are filled with background values or 0 during the SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid operation. When you call this function to generate the pyramid, be careful in choosing a consistent background value, as explained in this section.

A bitmap mask (see Section 1.8) can also have empty raster blocks, with the missing cell values indicating 0. If filling is required, the missing cells are always filled with the value 0.

1.4.5 Cross-Schema Support with GeoRaster

A GeoRaster table and its associated raster data table or tables must have the same owner. However, users with appropriate privileges can create GeoRaster tables and associated raster data tables owned by other schemas, and they can also create, query, update, and delete GeoRaster objects owned by other schemas. For cross-schema query of GeoRaster objects, you must have the SELECT privilege on the GeoRaster tables and their associated raster data tables. For cross-schema update of GeoRaster objects, you must have the SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges on the GeoRaster tables and their associated raster data tables.

The ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view (described in Section 2.4) contains information about all GeoRaster objects accessible to the current user. For each object listed, the GeoRaster table must be accessible by the current user. If the current user also needs to access the raster data, that user must also have the appropriate privileges on the associated raster data table.

All SDO_GEOR subprograms can work on GeoRaster objects defined in schemas other than the current connection schema.

1.5 Bands, Layers, and Metadata

In GeoRaster, band and layer are different concepts. Band is a physical dimension of the multidimensional raster data set; that is, it is one ordinate in the cell space. For example, the cell space might have the ordinates row, column, and band. Bands are numbered from 0 to n-1, where n is the highest layer number. Layer is a logical concept in the GeoRaster data model. Layers are mapped to bands. Typically, one layer corresponds to one band, and it consists of a two-dimensional matrix of size rowDimensionSize and columnDimensionSize. Layers are numbered from 1 to n; that is, layerNumber = bandNumber + 1.

A GeoRaster object can contain multiple bands, which can also be called multiple layers. For example, electromagnetic wave data from remote sensing devices is grouped into a certain number of channels, where the number of possible channels depends on the capabilities of the sensing device. Multispectral images contain multiple channels, and hyperspectral images contain a very large number (say, 50 or more) of channels. The channels are all mapped into GeoRaster bands, which are associated with layers.

In raster GIS applications, a data set can contain multiple raster layers, and each layer is called a theme. For example, a raster may have a population density layer, where different cell values are used to depict neighborhoods or counties depending on their average number of inhabitants per square mile or kilometer. Other examples of themes might be average income levels, land use (agricultural, residential, industrial, and so on), and elevation above sea level. The raster GIS themes can be stored in different GeoRaster objects or in one GeoRaster object, and each theme is modeled as one layer. The raster themes and multispectral image channels can also be stored together in one GeoRaster object as different layers, as long as they have the same dimensions.

Figure 1-5 shows an image with multiple layers and a single raster data table. Each layer contains multiple blocks, each of which typically contains many cells. Each block has an entry in the raster data table. Note that GeoRaster starts layer numbering at 1 and band numbering at 0 (zero), as shown in Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5 Layers, Bands, and the Raster Data Table

Description of Figure 1-5 follows
Description of "Figure 1-5 Layers, Bands, and the Raster Data Table"

The GeoRaster XML metadata refers to the object layer and to layers. The object layer refers to the whole GeoRaster object, which may or may not contain multiple layers. If the GeoRaster object contains multiple layers, each layer is a sublayer of the object layer, and it refers to a single band.

Each layer can have an optional set of metadata associated with it. The metadata items for a layer include the user-defined layer ID, description, bitmap mask, NODATA values and value ranges, scaling function, bin function, statistical data set (including histogram), grayscale lookup table, and colormap (or, pseudocolor lookup table, also called a PCT). The metadata items are defined in the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is presented in Appendix A. the SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM object type in Section 2.3.1, the SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP object type in Section 2.3.2, SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object type in Section 2.3.3, and the SDO_GEOR_SRS object type in Section 2.3.5.

The metadata associated with the object layer applies to the whole GeoRaster object. The metadata associated with a layer applies only to that layer. For example, the statistical data set for the object layer is calculated based on all cells of the GeoRaster object, regardless of how many layers the object has; but the statistical data for a layer is calculated based only on the cells in that layer.

The metadata for the object layer and other layers is stored using <layerInfo> elements in the GeoRaster XML metadata and sometimes in separate tables, such as a colormap table or a histogram table. Metadata stored in the GeoRaster XML metadata is managed by GeoRaster, and you can use the GeoRaster API to retrieve and modify this metadata. For metadata stored in separate tables, the table name can be registered in the GeoRaster XML schema, in which case applications can retrieve the name of the table. However, GeoRaster does not check the existence or validity of that table or provide any operations on that table.

Three types of interleaving are supported: BSQ (band sequential), BIL (band interleaved by line), and BIP (band interleaved by pixel). Interleaving applies between bands or layers only. Interleaving is limited to the interleaving of cells inside each block of a GeoRaster object. This means GeoRaster always applies blocking on a GeoRaster object first, and then it applies interleaving inside each block independently. However, each block of the same GeoRaster object has the same interleaving type. You can change the interleaving type of a copy of a GeoRaster object by calling SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure, so that the data can be more efficiently processed and used.

1.6 Georeferencing

The GeoRaster spatial reference system (SRS), a metadata component of the GeoRaster object, includes information related to georeferencing. Georeferencing establishes the relationship between cell coordinates of GeoRaster data and real-world ground coordinates (or some local coordinates). Georeferencing assigns ground coordinates to cell coordinates, and cell coordinates to ground coordinates.

In GeoRaster, georeferencing is different from geocorrection, rectification, or orthorectification. In these three latter processes, cell resampling is often performed on the raster data, and the resulting GeoRaster data might have a different model coordinate system and dimension sizes. Georeferencing establishes the relationship between cell coordinates and real-world coordinates or some local coordinates. Georeferencing can be accomplished by providing an appropriate mathematical formula, enough ground control point (GCP) coordinates, or rigorous model data from the remote sensing system. Georeferencing does not change the GeoRaster cell data or other metadata, except as needed to facilitate the transformation of coordinates between the cell coordinate system and the model coordinate system.

GeoRaster supports both the functional fitting model (explained in Section 1.6.1) and the stored function model (explained in Section 1.6.2) for georeferencing. Rigorous models are not supported. When a GeoRaster object is georeferenced with the functional fitting model, the isReferenced value in the SRS metadata will be TRUE; otherwise, it should be FALSE.

Rectification can be done with horizontal coordinates, so that cells of a GeoRaster data set can be mapped to a projection map coordinate system. After rectification, each cell is regularly sized in the map units and is aligned with the model coordinate system, that is, with the East-West dimension and the North-South dimension. If elevation data (DEM) is used in rectification, it is called orthorectification, a special form of rectification that corrects terrain displacement. If a GeoRaster object is rectified and georeferenced with the functional fitting model, the isRectified value in its metadata will be TRUE; otherwise, it should be FALSE. If a GeoRaster object is orthorectified and georeferenced with the functional fitting model, the isOrthoRectified value in its metadata will be TRUE; otherwise, it should be FALSE.

To georeference a GeoRaster object, see Section 3.5.

1.6.1 Functional Fitting Georeferencing Model

GeoRaster defines a generic functional fitting georeferencing model that is stored in the GeoRaster metadata. It includes several widely used geometric models, and it enables many non-rectified GeoRaster objects to be georeferenced.

This model supports transformations between two-dimensional or three-dimensional ground coordinates and two-dimensional cell coordinates, or between two-dimensional cell coordinates and two-dimensional or three-dimensional ground coordinates. The following equations describe the model:

rn = p(Xn,Yn,Zn) / q(Xn,Yn,Zn)

cn = r(Xn,Yn,Zn) / s(Xn,Yn,Zn)

In these equations:

rn = Normalized row index of the cell in the raster

cn = Normalized column index of the cell in the raster

Xn , Yn , Zn = Normalized ground coordinate values

The polynomials p(Xn , Yn , Zn), q(Xn , Yn , Zn), r(Xn , Yn , Zn), and s(Xn , Yn , Zn) have the form shown in Figure 1-6:

Figure 1-6 Polynomials Used for Georeferencing

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Description of "Figure 1-6 Polynomials Used for Georeferencing"

In the polynomial form shown in Figure 1-6, aijk are the coefficients for the polynomial.

Each of the four polynomials can be different, and each polynomial is described independently by the following:

pType = Polynomial type (1 or 2)

nVars = Total number of variables (ground coordinate dimensions; 0, 2, or 3)

order = Maximum order of power for each variable or maximum total order of power for each polynomial term (up to 5)

nCoefficients = Total number of coefficients (must be derived from the preceding three numbers)

The pType indicates the meaning of the maximum total order of the polynomial, and thus affects the total number of terms in the polynomial. pType = 1 indicates that the maximum order is the maximum total order of all variables in each polynomial term. pType = 2 indicates that the maximum order is the maximum order of each variable in all polynomial term. The nVars indicates whether or not the ground coordinate system is 2D (X, Y) or 3D (X,Y,Z). The cell coordinate systems are always 2D. For example, it supports 2D-to-2D affine transformation and 3D-to-2D DLT and RPC models.

The total number and sequential ordering of the polynomial terms and their coefficients are determined by the logic in the following looping pseudocode:

         n = 0;
         For (k = 0; k <= order; k++)
            For (j = 0; j <= order; j++)
               For (i = 0; i <= order; i++)
                 {
                       if (pType == 1 & (i+j+k) > order )
                            break;
                        polynomialCoefficients[n]=COEF[ijk];
                        n++;
                  }

In the preceding pseudocode, assume i is the order of X, j is the order of Y and k is the order of Z, and n is the index of the coefficients inside the GeoRaster metadata element <polynomialCoefficients>. Thus, COEF[ijk] is the coefficient of the term x(i)y(j)z(k) of numerator p or denominator q; polynomialCoefficients[n] is the nth double number of the <polynomialCoefficients> element (a list type of doubles) inside the XML metadata; and COEF[ijk] and polynomialCoefficients[n] have a one-to-one match.

Normalized values, rather than actual values, may or may not be stored and used in order to minimize introduction of errors during the calculations, depending on the data itself. The transformation between row and column values (row,column) and normalized row and column values (rn, cn), and between the model coordinate (x,y,z) and normalized model coordinate (Xn , Yn , Zn), is defined by a set of normalizing translations (offsets) and scales:

rn = (row - rowOff) / rowScale

cn = (column - columnOff) / columnScale

Xn = (x - xOff) / xScale

Yn = (y - yOff) / yScale

Zn = (z - zOff) / zScale

The coefficients, scales, and offsets are stored in the GeoRaster SRS metadata, and are described in Section 2.3.5.

This functional fitting model is generic. It includes specific geometric models, such as Affine Transformation, Quadratic Polynomial, Cubic Polynomial, Direct Linear Transformation (DLT), Quadratic Rational, and Rational Polynomial Coefficients (RPC, also called Rapid Positioning Coefficients). The coefficients of those standard models are converted to the sequential ordering described in this section, for storage in GeoRaster.

You can use the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure to directly set the spatial reference information of a GeoRaster object, and the SDO_GEOR.getGeoreferenceType function to find out the specific georeferencing model type in a GeoRaster object.

The simplest georeferencing model type is a special affine transformation, as follows:

row    = a + c * y
column = d - c * x

In the preceding formulas, if c is not zero, the raster data is considered rectified, and the isRectified value in its metadata will be TRUE.

For the Affine Transformation, pType can be either 1 or 2. nVars is 2, order is 1, and nCoefficients is 3 for the p and r polynomials; and nVars is 0, order is 0, and nCoefficients is 1 for the q and s polynomials.

For the Quadratic Polynomial model, pType is 1. nVars is 2, order is 2, and nCoefficients is 6 for the p and r polynomials; and nVars is 0, order is 0, and nCoefficients is 1 for the q and s polynomials.

For the Cubic Polynomial model, pType is 1. nVars is 2, order is 3, and nCoefficients is 10 for the p and r polynomials; and nVars is 0, order is 0, and nCoefficients is 1 for the q and s polynomials.

For the DLT model, pType can be either 1 or 2. nVars is 3, order is 1, and nCoefficients is 4 for all polynomials. In addition, the q and s polynomials must be identical.

For the Quadratic Rational model, pType is 1. nVars is 3, order is 2, and nCoefficients is 10 for all polynomials.

For the RPC model, pType is 1. nVars is 3, order is 3, and nCoefficients is 20 for all polynomials.

For detailed information about the DLT, RPC, and other geometric models, see any relevant third-party documentation.

1.6.2 Georeferencing Using GCPs

GeoRaster supports ground control point (GCP) storage and georeferencing. A ground control point (GCP), or simply a control point, is a point for which you know its coordinates (X,Y or X,Y,Z) in some reference coordinate system, as well as its corresponding location (row, column) in cell space in the GeoRaster object. The reference coordinate system can be any valid Oracle Spatial coordinate system, including SRID 999999 for an "unknown" coordinate system. A collection of GCPs and its associated geometric model (functional fitting method) are also referred to as (called) the stored function georeferencing model in GeoRaster.

You can use GCPs that are either stored in the GeoRaster SRS or specified in parameters to generate the Functional Fitting model. For more information, see the SDO_GEOR.georeference function.

The guidelines for selecting GCPs include the following:

The points should be easy to identify both in the GeoRaster object and in the reference coordinate system.

The points should be evenly distributed within the area covered by the GeoRaster object, to ensure that results are not skewed.

The points should not be on a line, so that the results can be stable.

GCPs or the stored function are specified using the SDO_GEOR_GCP object type (see Section 2.3.6), the SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION collection type (see Section 2.3.7), and the SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type (see Section 2.3.8).

To georeference using GCPs, you must also select the geometric model, that is, how the relationship between the GeoRaster object's cell space and the reference coordinate system should be mathematically modeled. In GeoRaster, the following geometric models are supported with GCP georeferencing: Affine (the default model), Quadratic Polynomial, Cubic Polynomial, DLT, Quadratic Rational, and RPC. Affine, Quadratic Polynomial, and Cubic Polynomial are two-dimensional polynomial models with polynomial order 1, 2, and 3, respectively; DLT, Quadratic Rational, and RPC are three-dimensional rational polynomial models with polynomial order 1, 2, and 3, respectively. All the polynomials have polynomial type pType=1. (See Section 1.6.1 for more information about the georeferencing model types.)

In georeferencing using GCPs, the cell and model coordinates of the GCPs are used in the formula of the polynomial or rational polynomial model, and then a linear equation system is formed. No weight is used in the formula, that is, all points have equal weight 1.0. The linear equation system is solved by the least square method, which generates the coefficients for the model that best fits the given control points. Only GCPs with type Control Point are involved in the solution calculation; the GCP with type Check Point is used to check the positioning accuracy of the solved model. The solution accuracy is evaluated based on the residuals of the cell coordinates of those control points involved in the solution.

Different geometric models require different model coordinate dimensions and a different minimum number of GCPs. For two-dimensional geometric models, the model coordinates must be 2D (X,Y); and for three-dimensional geometric models, the model coordinates must be 3D (X, Y, Z). The minimum number of GCPs required for the geometric models are as follows: Affine: 3, Quadratic Polynomial: 6, Cubic Polynomial: 10, DLT: 7, Quadratic Rational: 19, and RPC: 39. However, you should generally use more than the minimum number of GCPs to do georeferencing.

1.6.3 Cell Coordinate and Model Coordinate Transformation

Through the functional fitting georeferencing model, GeoRaster assigns ground coordinates to cell coordinates, and cell coordinates to ground coordinates. As a special case, a cell's integer coordinate (the array index of a cell in the cell matrix) can be transformed into a model coordinate, which identifies an exact location of a point in the model space. This point or model coordinate may be either the upper-left corner or the center of the area represented by the cell in the model space.

Similarly, a model coordinate can be transformed into a cell coordinate through georeferencing. However, the resulting cell coordinate from the direct solution of the functional fitting georeferencing model is mostly in floating numbers. The type of the cell space coordinate system, which is decided by the modelCoordinateLocation element, determines which cell the floating coordinate refers to, as described in Section 1.3. Effective with Oracle Spatial 11g, GeoRaster supports both floating (subcell) cell coordinates and integer cell coordinates in all parts of its API.

Cell coordinate and model coordinate transformations are based on the functional fitting model of the GeoRaster spatial reference system (SRS). Both before and after transformation using the GeoRaster SRS, the (row, column) coordinate values of a cell are relative to the GeoRaster cell space, not necessarily relative to the upper-left corner of the raster data itself. The ULTCoordinate can have a different coordinate (row and column values) from the coordinate of the origin of the cell space. That is, the (row, column) coordinate of the upper-left corner is not necessarily (0,0).

Any application that defines the upper-left corner of a raster data as the origin (0, 0) of its own cell space, as in many image file formats, must convert the (row, column) derived from the GeoRaster SRS to be relative to that origin, if the value of GeoRaster ULTCoordinate (row0, column0) is not (0, 0). This conversion must take the GeoRaster ULTCoordinate into consideration, as shown in the following formulas:

row = row0 + m
column = column0 + n

In these formulas:

row = Row index of the cell relative to the origin of the GeoRaster cell space.

column = Column index of the cell relative to the origin of the GeoRaster cell space.

row0 = Row index of the ULTCoordinate relative to the origin of the GeoRaster cell space.

column0 = Column index of the ULTCoordinate relative to the origin of the GeoRaster cell space.

m = Row index (that is, the mth row, starting at 0 for the first row) of the cell relative to the ULTCoordinate.

n = Column index (that is, the nth column, starting at 0 for the first column) of the cell relative to the ULTCoordinate.

In most applications, the ULTCoordinate and the origin of cell space are the same (that is, row0 = 0 and column0 = 0), in which case m = row and n = column.

1.7 Pyramids

Pyramids are subobjects of a GeoRaster object that represent the raster image or raster data at differing sizes and degrees of resolution. The size is usually related to the amount of time that an application needs to retrieve and display an image, particularly over the Web. That is, the smaller the image size, the faster it can be displayed; and as long as detailed resolution is not needed (for example, if the user has "zoomed out" considerably), the display quality for the smaller image is adequate.

Pyramid levels represent reduced or increased resolution images that require less or more storage space, respectively. (GeoRaster currently supports only reduced resolution pyramids.) A pyramid level of 0 indicates the original raster data; that is, there is no reduction in the image resolution and no change in the storage space required. Values greater than 0 (zero) indicate increasingly reduced levels of image resolution and reduced storage space requirements.

Pyramid type indicates the type of pyramid, and can be one of the following values:

DECREASE means that pyramids decrease in size as the pyramid level increases.

NONE means that there are no pyramids associated with the GeoRaster object.

Figure 1-7 shows the concept of pyramid levels with a pyramid type of DECREASE. It conveys the idea that as the pyramid level number increases, the file size decreases, but the resolution also decreases because fewer pixels are used to represent the image.

Figure 1-7 Pyramid Levels

Description of Figure 1-7 follows
Description of "Figure 1-7 Pyramid Levels"

The size of the pyramid image at each level is determined by the original image size and the pyramid level, according to the following formulas:

r(n) = (int)(r(0) / 2^n)
c(n) = (int)(c(0) / 2^n)

In the preceding formulas:

r(0) and c(0) are the original row and column dimension size.

r(n) and c(n) are the row and column dimension size of pyramid level n.

int rounds off a number to the integer value that is less than but closest to that number.

2^n means 2 to the power of n.

The smaller of the row and column dimension sizes of the top-level overview (the smallest top-level pyramid) is 1. This determines the maximum reduced-resolution pyramid level, which is calculated as follows: (int)(log2(a))

In the preceding calculation:

log2 is a logarithmic function with 2 as its base.

a is the smaller of the original row and column dimension size.

The addressing of cells in the pyramid uses the same type of cell addressing as that defined for the original raster data, as described in Section 1.3. Each pyramid level has its own cell space; however, all cell spaces of the pyramid levels have the same type of cell coordinate system (either center-based or upper-left based) as that of the original level (level zero). The cells are squares with equal size and the unit is 1 cell. The upper-left corner cell in each pyramid level has the same ULTCoordinate as that of the original raster data, registered in the metadata. Based on this cell space definition and the pyramid levels, the cell coordinates in one pyramid level can be converted to another.

There is no separate SRS defined for each pyramid level in the GeoRaster metadata. The model coordinates of the cells in the pyramid are derived by first converting the cell coordinates of different pyramid level into cell coordinates of pyramid level zero and then applying the GeoRaster SRS. Conversely, the cell coordinates of ground points in the pyramid are derived by first obtaining the cell coordinates of those ground points in pyramid level zero using the GeoRaster SRS, and then converting them into a specific pyramid level. Effective with Oracle Spatial 11g, GeoRaster supports subcell addressing of pyramids in all parts of its API.

The pyramids are stored in the same raster data table as the GeoRaster object. The pyramidLevel attribute in the raster data table identifies all the blocks related to a specific pyramid level. In general, the blocking scheme for each pyramid level is the same as that for the original level (which is defined in the GeoRaster object metadata), except in the following cases:

If the original GeoRaster object is not blocked, that is, if the original cell data is stored in one block (BLOB) of the exact size of the object, the cell data of each pyramid level is stored in one block, and its size is the same as that of the actual pyramid level image.

If the original GeoRaster object is blocked (even if blocked as one block), the cell data of each pyramid level is blocked in the same way as for the original level data, and each block is stored in a different BLOB object as long as the maximum dimension size of the actual pyramid level image is larger than the block sizes. However, if lower-resolution pyramids are generated (that is, if both the row and column dimension sizes of the pyramid level are less than or equal to one-half the row block size and column block size, respectively), the cell data of each such pyramid level is stored in one BLOB object and its size is the same as that of the actual pyramid level image.

When pyramids are generated on a GeoRaster object or when a GeoRaster object is scaled, resampling of cell data is required. GeoRaster provides the following standard resampling methods:

Nearest neighbor

Bilinear interpolation using 4 neighboring cells

Cubic convolution using 16 neighboring cells

Average4 using 4 neighboring cells

Average16 using 16 neighboring cells

The following subprograms (described in Chapter 4) are associated with GeoRaster support for pyramids:

SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid generates pyramid data for a GeoRaster object.

SDO_GEOR.deletePyramid deletes pyramid data for a GeoRaster object.

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidMaxLevel returns the maximum pyramid level of a GeoRaster object.

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidType returns the pyramid type for a GeoRaster object.

1.8 Bitmap Masks

A bitmap mask is a special one-bit deep rectangular raster grid with each pixel having either the value of 0 or 1. It is used to define an irregularly shaped region inside another image. The 1-bits define the interior of the region, and the 0-bits define the exterior of the region.

A bitmap mask can be attached to or removed from a nonblank GeoRaster object. Each band or layer of a nonblank GeoRaster object can also have a separate bitmap mask associated with it. Thus, there can be at most n+1 bitmap masks associated with a nonblank GeoRaster object, where n is the total number of sublayers of the GeoRaster object. A bitmap mask can also be edited or updated independently.

If a bitmap mask is associated with the object layer, it also becomes the default bitmap mask for all sublayers. A bitmap mask associated with a sublayer overrides the default bitmap mask associated with the object layer.

A bitmap mask attached to a raster layer must have the same number of rows and columns as any other raster layers in the image, and must precisely cover the same area. It uses the same ULTCoordinate and SRS as that of the GeoRaster object itself. Logically, it is not an integral part of the raster image itself, but rather an ancillary piece of information; however, physically, it is stored inside the GeoRaster object.

The physical storage of bitmap masks is similar to that of a GeoRaster object's raster data. Bitmap masks are stored in the raster data table of the associated GeoRaster object, with exactly the same blocking attributes. However, the bandBlockNumber of a bitmap mask entry is always set to the layer number with which the bitmap mask is associated. For information about the relationship between bands and layers, see Section 1.5.

The pyramidLevel value starts with the value -99999 instead of 0, and it increases by 1 for each upper pyramid level. Pyramids are built on bitmap masks along with pyramids on the regular raster data, and bitmap masks can be scaled together with the associated GeoRaster object with the SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy procedure, but the resampling method used for bitmap masks is always NN (Nearest Neighbor). Bitmap masks are compressed or decompressed when its associated GeoRaster object is compressed or decompressed, and bitmap masks are always compressed with the DEFLATE method (lossless). A bitmap mask can also be sparse and thus can contain empty blocks, with the missing cell values indicating 0.

Bitmap masks are generally used by applications in either or both of the following ways:

When used as a transparency mask, a bitmap mask can be used by a display application to determine which part of the image to display. For example, main image pixels that correspond to 1-bits in the bitmap mask are imaged to the screen or printer, but main image pixels that correspond to 0-bits in the mask are not displayed or printed. It can also be used as the alpha channel of the image, and so the 0 and 1 values can be mapped to different transparency values for display.

When used as a NODATA mask in a GIS application, a bitmap mask tells the application to treat pixels that correspond to the exterior (0-bits) of the mask as NODATA. For this purpose, it can be registered as a special type of NODATA in the GeoRaster metadata, as explained in Section 1.9.

Several PL/SQL subprograms perform operations on bitmap masks such as attaching a bitmap mask to a GeoRaster object, replacing an existing bitmap mask, removing a bitmap mask, checking whether a GeoRaster object has a certain bitmap mask, and extracting an entire bitmap mask, a subset of it, or a single cell value of it.

1.9 NODATA Values and Value Ranges

A NODATA value is used for cells whose values are either not known or meaningless. Each individual raster layer can have multiple NODATA values or NODATA value ranges, or both, associated with it. The GeoRaster metadata schema stores the NODATA information with each raster layer. Specifically, the NODATA values and value ranges associated with the object layer apply to any other sublayers. The NODATA values and value ranges for a sublayer is the union of those for the object layer and any NODATA metadata present in the sublayer. When you delete NODATA values or value ranges from a sublayer, any values or value ranges present in the object layer cannot be removed.

NODATA values and value ranges can be considered during resampling, for example, when pyramids are generated or when an image is generated by scaling. NODATA cells are by default treated as regular cells in those processes, to avoid dilations or erosions. However, when NODATA values or value ranges are chosen to be considered and the resampling method is BILINEAR, AVERAGE4, AVERAGE16 or CUBIC, then whenever a cell value involved in the resampling calculation is a NODATA value, the result of the resampling is also a NODATA value. The resulting NODATA value is the first NODATA value inside each resampling window, where the cell values are ordered row by row from the upper-left corner to the lower-right corner.

If you have GeoRaster objects from before release 11g with NODATA metadata stored in the raster description, that metadata is still valid for backward compatibility. The old NODATA value is considered to be object-wide, and it is moved to the object layer when you call the SDO_GEOR.addNODATA procedure on the object layer or when you call the SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA procedure on the object layer without deleting the old NODATA value.

A NODATA value or value range is described using the SDO_RANGE_ARRAY type, which is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF SDO_RANGE; the SDO_RANGE type specifies a lower and upper bound and is defined as (LB NUMBER, UB NUMBER).

To specify a single number in an SDO_RANGE definition, specify LB as the number and UB as null. The following example specifies 2 as the NODATA value: SDO_RANGE_ARRAY(SDO_RANGE(2,NULL))

SDO_RANGE(LB, UB) where LB=UB is considered the same as SDO_RANGE(LB, NULL).

A real NODATA value range (where UB is not NULL and LB is less than UB) is inclusive at the lower bound and exclusive at the upper bound.

You can specify multiple NODATA value ranges and individual NODATA values. The following example specifies one single NODATA value (5) and two NODATA value ranges (1,3) and (7,8): SDO_RANGE_ARRAY(SDO_RANGE(1,3), SDO_RANGE(5,NULL), SDO_RANGE(7,8))

Several PL/SQL subprograms perform operations (such as adding, removing, and querying) on NODATA values and value ranges associated with a GeoRaster layer.

In GeoRaster, a bitmap mask can be treated as a special type of NODATA, that is, a NODATA mask specifying one or more irregular areas as NODATA areas. In this case, the bitmap mask is not only identified in the bitmapMask element of the layerInfo metadata, but is also registered with the NODATA element of the layerInfo metadata. However, bitmap mask NODATA values are not considered during any resampling processing and statistical analysis.

1.10 Compression and Decompression

GeoRaster provides two types of native compression to reduce storage space requirements for GeoRaster objects: JPEG (JPEG-B or JPEG-F) and DEFLATE. With both types, each block is compressed individually, as a distinct raster representation; and when a compressed GeoRaster object is decompressed, each block is decompressed individually.

Any GeoRaster operation that can be performed on a decompressed (uncompressed) GeoRaster object can also be performed on a compressed GeoRaster object. When GeoRaster performs an operation, if the source GeoRaster object is compressed, GeoRaster internally decompresses blocks of the source object as needed, performs the specified operation, and then compresses the resulting object in the format specified by the compression keyword or, if the compression keyword is not specified, in the source object's compression format. Therefore, you do not need to decompress compressed GeoRaster objects before performing certain operations, but you might gain some overall performance benefit if you decompress the objects before performing other operations.

Before a database user compresses or decompresses a GeoRaster object, ensure that the database has been created with a default temporary tablespace or that the user has been assigned a temporary tablespace or tablespace group. Otherwise, by default the SYSTEM tablespace is used for the temporary tablespace, and large temporary LOB data generated during GeoRaster operations are put in the SYSTEM tablespace, possibly affecting overall database performance. For information about managing temporary tablespaces, see Oracle Database Administrator's Guide.

To specify compression or decompression of a GeoRaster object, use the compression keyword in the storageParam parameter, which is described in Section 1.4.1. You can use the compression keyword in the storageParam parameter with several GeoRaster procedures, including SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy, SDO_GEOR.getRasterData, SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset, SDO_GEOR.importFrom, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, and SDO_GEOR.subset. (There are no separate procedures for compressing and decompressing a GeoRaster object.)

If the source GeoRaster object is blank, the compression keyword is ignored, except for the SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset and SDO_GEOR.getRasterData functions. That is, a blank GeoRaster object is never compressed, and the compression type in the metadata is always NONE. (Blank GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.)

This section covers the following topics:

JPEG compression of GeoRaster objects (Section 1.10.1)

DEFLATE compression of GeoRaster objects (Section 1.10.2)

Decompression of GeoRaster objects (Section 1.10.3)

Third-party plug-ins for compression of GeoRaster objects (Section 1.10.4)

SecureFiles Compression (Section 1.10.5)

1.10.1 JPEG Compression of GeoRaster Objects

JPEG compression is supported only for GeoRaster objects with a cellDepth value of 8BIT_U and no more than 4 bands per block, and each block must have 1 band, 3 bands, or 4 bands. (2 bands per block is not supported for JPEG compression.) You can JPEG compress GeoRaster objects of more than 4 bands by reblocking the GeoRaster object with a band block size of 1, 3, or 4 bands. JPEG compression is not supported for GeoRaster objects with a colormap.

Although JPEG compression is supported for GeoRaster objects of any size, the total size (columnsPerBlock * rowsPerBlock * bandsPerBlock * cellDepth / 8) of each block of the GeoRaster object must not exceed 50 megabytes (MB). For large GeoRaster objects, you can call the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure to block the GeoRaster object into blocks smaller than 50 MB, and then compress the GeoRaster object; or you can perform the blocking and compression in the same call to the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure.

GeoRaster supports the JPEG-B and JPEG-F compression modes:

JPEG-B mode compresses objects in the abbreviated baseline JPEG format.

JPEG-F mode compresses objects in the full-format baseline JPEG format.

Both modes are described in the CCITT Rec. T.81 JPEG specification (or ICO/IEC IS 10918-1). For both modes, GeoRaster uses the quantization table in Table K.2 of the CCITT Rec. T.81 JPEG specification and (for the Huffman tables) standard chrominance tables in Tables K.4 and K.6 of that specification. The quantization table is scaled by the compression quality before the table is applied to data during the compression process.

Because JPEG-B mode compression is an abbreviated format, the quantization and Huffman tables (which are required for decoding) are not included in the JPEG-B compressed data. These tables are included in JPEG-F compressed data.

The JPEG-B abbreviated format provides better compression than the JPEG-F format, and thus significantly reduces the storage space required if a large GeoRaster object is blocked into many smaller blocks. For example, for a remote sensing image compressed with a quality of 75, the average JPEG-B compression ratio might be about 20:1, while the average JPEG-F compression ratio might be about 2.5:1.

Both JPEG-B and JPEG-F are lossy compression formats. You can control the degree of loss with the quality keyword to the storageParam parameter. The quality keyword takes an integer value from 0 to 100. A value of 0 (zero) provides maximum compression, but causes substantial loss of data. A value of 75 (the GeoRaster default) provides an image that most people perceive as having no loss of quality, but that provides significant compression. A value of 100 provides the least compression, but the best quality.

1.10.2 DEFLATE Compression of GeoRaster Objects

DEFLATE compression compresses objects according to the Deflate Compressed Data Format Specification (Network Working Group RFC 1951), and it stores the compressed data in ZLIB format, as described in the ZLIB Compressed Data Format Specification (Network Working Group RFC 1950). The ZLIB header and checksum fields are included in the compressed GeoRaster object.

Although DEFLATE compression is supported for GeoRaster objects of any size, the total size (columnsPerBlock * rowsPerBlock * bandsPerBlock * cellDepth / 8) of each block of the GeoRaster object must not exceed 1 gigabyte (GB). For large GeoRaster objects, you can call the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure to block the GeoRaster object into blocks smaller than1 GB, and then compress the GeoRaster object; or you can perform the blocking and compression in the same call to the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure.

Because DEFLATE compression is lossless, compression quality does not apply, and is ignored if it is specified.

1.10.3 Decompression of GeoRaster Objects

You can decompress a compressed GeoRaster object in the database by specifying compression=NONE in the storageParam parameter. In this case, compression quality (if applicable) is derived from the metadata for JPEG-B compression or from the header data for JPEG-F compression; you should not specify compression quality as a storage parameter.

You can decompress a compressed GeoRaster object outside the database (that is, on the client side) by using an existing application programming interface (API), such as PL/SQL or the Oracle Call Interface (OCI), to retrieve the BLOB objects corresponding to the GeoRaster object's blocks, and decoding each compressed block individually according to the specifications of the relevant compression format. For example, if a GeoRaster object is compressed in JPEG-F mode, the decoding process should first parse the JPEG headers to retrieve the tables and block dimensions, and then apply Huffman decoding and dequantization to the image data.

Implementing JPEG decompression completely on your own is a complex, detail-oriented process. Depending on the application, it may be better to use an existing implementation. Libraries such as jpeglib in C and several imaging APIs in Java (for example, Sun J2SE and JAI) already implement JPEG decompression, and you can adapt them to perform the decoding process on JPEG-compressed GeoRaster objects. You can apply essentially the same approach for DEFLATE compression using a ZLIB C library or Java API.

1.10.4 Third-Party Plug-ins for Compression

GeoRaster provides a plug-in architecture for third-party compression solutions. LizardTech Corporation provides a plug-in that enables users to compress and store raster imagery, in MrSID and JPEG 2000 compression types, natively in Oracle Spatial GeoRaster. For more information, including a link to a guide to using LizardTech wavelet compression with Oracle Spatial GeoRaster, visit the Oracle Spatial page at

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/spatial/htdocs/spatial_partners_downloads.html

1.10.5 SecureFiles Compression

You can use Oracle Database SecureFiles Compression (described briefly in Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide) to achieve lossless compression of GeoRaster raster data tables (RDTs), thus compressing the GeoRaster objects. If you specify SecureFiles Compression for LOB storage when you create a table (such as the rasterBlock column of an RDT), then the SecureFile LOBs in all rows of that table are compressed using SecureFiles Compression. The compression is transparent to GeoRaster, and thus no application changes are required. However, you should avoid using SecureFiles Compression on the RDT raster blocks if you are also using any GeoRaster-specific compression types (such as JPEG, DEFLATE, or a third-party plug-in) on these blocks.

The use of SecureFiles Compression requires licensing for the Oracle Database Advanced Compression Option, which is described in Oracle Database Licensing Information. Note that the Oracle Database Advanced Compression Option is not required for GeoRaster compression operations that do not involve SecureFiles Compression.

1.11 GeoRaster and Database Management

GeoRaster enables you to perform database management tasks. It also performs many management tasks automatically, and enforces several guidelines to facilitate its automatic management operations.

GeoRaster provides several subprograms for users who need to perform specialized management tasks:

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isRDTNameUnique checks for the uniqueness of an RDT name, and SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT renames the RDT in the database to solve conflicts, which might happen during data migration.

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries and SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.maintainSysdataEntries check for and fix corrupt SYSDATA entries in the current schema or the database, depending on the privileges associated with the database connection.

The following subprograms check the status of existing GeoRaster objects and related objects in the current schema or the database, depending on the privileges associated with the database connection: SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterObjects, SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterColumns, SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterTables, SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRDT, SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRegisteredRDT, and SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listUnregisteredRDT.

The following subprograms enable you to register existing GeoRaster objects in the current schema or the database, depending on the privileges associated with the database connection: SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects and SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterColumns.

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster checks for and corrects errors after a database upgrade.

To ensure the reliability of GeoRaster data and metadata, the following actions are performed and the following guidelines are enforced:

GeoRaster triggers are maintained by GeoRaster, and they cannot be dropped or altered by SQL statements issued by users directly.

The name pattern GRDMLTR_* is reserved for GeoRaster triggers. Users must not create any triggers whose names start with GRDMLTR_.

The associated GeoRaster metadata entries are updated automatically in all of the following cases: if a GeoRaster table is dropped, truncated, renamed, or altered; if a GeoRaster column is dropped; or if a schema is dropped. (However, if you use the ALTER TABLE statement to add one or more GeoRaster columns, you must call the SDO_GEOR_UTL.createDMLTrigger procedure to create the DML trigger on each added GeoRaster column.)

A raster data table (RDT) cannot be dropped or directly renamed using standard SQL statement as long as any GeoRaster object references that RDT. To rename RDT, call the SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT procedure.

1.12 GeoRaster PL/SQL API

GeoRaster provides the SDO_GEOR, SDO_GEOR_UTL, and SDO_GEOR_ADMIN PL/SQL packages, which contain subprograms (functions and procedures) to work with GeoRaster data and metadata. Most of these subprograms fit into one of the following logical categories reflecting the purpose of the subprogram:

Create, load, and export GeoRaster data

Georeference and validate GeoRaster objects

Query and update GeoRaster metadata

Query and update GeoRaster cell data

Process GeoRaster objects

Perform GeoRaster administrative functions

GeoRaster automatically validates the GeoRaster object after any set or process procedure completes.

Reference chapters provide detailed information about the subprograms in the SDO_GEOR (Chapter 4), SDO_GEOR_ADMIN (Chapter 5), and SDO_GEOR_UTL (Chapter 6) PL/SQL packages. The subprograms are presented in alphabetical order in those chapters. Chapter 3 describes operations that involve the use of many of those subprograms, including the general steps for calling them.

1.13 GeoRaster Java API

The Oracle Spatial GeoRaster Java API consists of interfaces and classes that support features available with the GeoRaster feature of Oracle Spatial. This API provides a complete mapping of the SDO_GEORASTER object type and its metadata to Java objects, and it offers Java methods to manipulate GeoRaster objects.

This API includes the following packages:

The oracle.spatial.georaster package is the core of this API. It provides a complete mapping of the SDO_GEORASTER object type and its metadata to Java objects, and it offers Java methods to manipulate GeoRaster objects. It is in pure Java and does not depend upon JAI.

The oracle.spatial.georaster.sql package provides support for wrapping some of the GeoRaster PL/SQL subprograms that do not have support included in the oracle.spatial.georaster package.

The oracle.spatial.georaster.image package provides support for generating Java images from a GeoRaster object or a subset of a GeoRaster object, and for processing the images. This package depends upon and leverages JAI.

For detailed information about these packages, see Oracle Spatial Java API Reference (Javadoc).

The Spatial Java class libraries are in .jar files under the <ORACLE_HOME>/md/jlib/ directory. The GeoRaster Java API .jar file is $ORACLE_HOME/md/jlib/georasterapi.jar.

The support for GeoRaster themes in Oracle MapViewer is based on the GeoRaster Java API. You can use the MapViewer Java and XML APIs to access GeoRaster data. MapViewer is documented in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle MapViewer.

1.14 GeoRaster Tools: Viewer, Loader, Exporter

Note:

GeoRaster provides limited external file format support for loading and exporting data and limited support for visualization. Instead, Oracle works closely with third parties to provide comprehensive ETL (extract, transform, load) tools for loading and exporting various raster data formats and to provide visualization clients to display GeoRaster objects.

See the Spatial partner solutions information at http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/spatial/spatial_partners.htm and the open source components for Spatial at http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/spatial/htdocs/spatial_opensource.html; see also the $ORACLE_HOME/md/demo/georaster/java/README file, including any limitations.

GeoRaster includes several client-side tools. To use these client-side tools, you must install the demo files from the Oracle Database Examples media (see Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide). After the installation, these tools are in the following .jar file (assuming the default Spatial installation directory of $ORACLE_HOME/md):

$ORACLE_HOME/md/demo/georaster/java/georaster_tools.jar

The $ORACLE_HOME/md/demo/georaster/java/README file includes helpful usage information and instructions for using the following tools:

GeoRaster viewer, which displays GeoRaster objects and metadata, as well as raster images, in a Java viewer application. You can connect to multiple databases simultaneously, and see the GeoRaster objects from each database listed in the left pane. You can quickly switch among views at various resolutions, from the original image (pyramid level 0) to the overview (highest pyramid level). You can perform image enhancement, such as linear stretch (automatic, manual, or piecewise), normalization, equalization, and controls for brightness, contrast, and threshold. (For more information about viewing GeoRaster objects, see Section 3.14.)

In the viewer, you can call the GeoRaster loader and exporter tools, thus enabling you to use a single tool as an interface to the capabilities of all the GeoRaster tools. The loader and exporter tools are described in this section and in the README file.

GeoRaster loader, which loads raster data into the GeoRaster objects. GeoRaster can load the following image formats: TIFF, GeoTIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, and JP2. Georeferencing information can be loaded from ESRI world files, GeoTIFF files and Digital Globe RPC text files.

You can use the GeoRaster loader as an alternative to the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure, which is documented in Chapter 4. However, on non-Windows systems this loader tool does not support the BMP or GIF image formats, so you must use the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure with these formats on non-Windows systems. This tool does not support raster data that has a cell depth value of 2BIT, or source multiband raster data with BIL or BSQ interleaving types. The imported GeoRaster object has the BIP interleaving type. The loading operation of this tool cannot be rolled back.

When an image in JPEG file format is loaded, the amount of memory required for the operation depends on the size of the uncompressed image, and can be specified as a command line parameter using the -Xmx option (for example, java -Xmx256M oracle.spatial.georaster.tools.GeoRasterLoader ...).

GeoRaster exporter, which exports GeoRaster objects to image files. The GeoRaster exporter tool supports the following destination image file formats: TIFF, GeoTIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, and JP2. Georeferencing information can be exported to ESRI world files, GeoTIFF files and Digital Globe RPC text files.

You can use this as an alternative to the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure, which is documented in Chapter 4. Note, however, that the GeoRaster exporter tool does not support GIF as a destination file format; the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure does not support GIF, JPEG, or JP2 as a destination file format. The GeoRaster exporter tool does not support GeoRaster objects that have a cellDepth value of 2BIT. GeoRaster objects with a cell depth of 8 bits or greater that have a BSQ or BIL interleaving are exported in BIP interleaved format.

For information about limits on the amount of GeoRaster data that can be exported in a single operation, see the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure.

Some restrictions on load and export operations may apply regarding image size and type; see the README file for the GeoRaster tools.

These tools are developed in Java, so you can run them anywhere through an intranet or the Internet, as long as you establish a network connection with the Oracle database.

To load or export GeoTIFF images with the GeoRaster client-side tools, add the following libraries to your CLASSPATH definition:

xtiff-jai.jar (available from the SourceForge Extensible-TIFF-JAI group)

geotiff-jai.jar (available from the SourceForge GeoTIFF-JAI group)

To load or export JP2 images, add the following library to your CLASSPATH definition: jai-imageio.jar (available from the Sun Java Advanced Imaging Image I/O Tools download page).

After raster or image files are loaded into GeoRaster objects, the data is completely stored in the native GeoRaster object data type and is independent from any specific file formats.

If you want to create your own GeoRaster loader and exporter tools, you can develop them using OCI, Oracle C++ Call Interface (OCCI), or Java, and you can implement them as client-side commands or server-side SQL procedures or functions.

1.15 GeoRaster PL/SQL and Java Demo Files

GeoRaster includes several PL/SQL and Java demo files that show common operations. If you installed the demo files from the Oracle Database Examples media (see Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide), these files are in the following directories under the Spatial installation directory (which by default is $ORACLE_HOME/md):

/demo/georaster/plsql
/demo/georaster/java

The PL/SQL examples demonstrate basic operations using the GeoRaster PL/SQL API to initialize, import, insert, delete, query, process, update, and export GeoRaster objects.

The Java examples demonstrate how to use the GeoRaster Java API to develop GeoRaster ETL (extract, transform, load) tools and applications.

1.16 README File for Spatial and Related Features

A README.txt file supplements the information in the following manuals: Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide, Oracle Spatial GeoRaster Developer's Guide (this manual), and Oracle Spatial Topology and Network Data Models Developer's Guide. This file is located at:

$ORACLE_HOME/md/doc/README.txt

For GeoRaster, see also the $ORACLE_HOME/md/demo/georaster/java/README file.

2 GeoRaster Data Types and Related Structures

The object-relational implementation of GeoRaster consists of a set of object data types for storing data and system data. Each image or gridded raster data is stored in a column of type SDO_GEORASTER, and the blocks in that raster data are stored in a raster data table of type SDO_RASTER, as explained and illustrated in Section 1.4. This chapter contains the following major sections:

Section 2.1, "SDO_GEORASTER Object Type"

Section 2.2, "SDO_RASTER Object Type and the Raster Data Table"

Section 2.3, "Other GeoRaster Types"

Section 2.4, "GeoRaster System Data Views (xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA)"

Section 2.5, "GeoRaster XML Schema"

2.1 SDO_GEORASTER Object Type

In the GeoRaster object-relational model, a raster image or grid object is stored in a single row, in a single column of object type SDO_GEORASTER in a user-defined table. Tables with one or more columns of type SDO_GEORASTER are referred to as GeoRaster tables.

The SDO_GEORASTER object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_georaster AS OBJECT (
 rasterType       NUMBER,
 spatialExtent    SDO_GEOMETRY,
 rasterDataTable  VARCHAR2(32),
 rasterID         NUMBER,
 metadata         XMLType);

The sections that follow describe the semantics of each SDO_GEORASTER attribute.

2.1.1 rasterType Attribute

The rasterType attribute must be a 5-digit number in the format [d][b][t][gt], where:

[d] identifies the number of spatial dimensions. Must be 2 for the current release.

[b] indicates band or layer information: 0 means one band or layer; 1 means one or more than one band or layer. Note that you are not specifying the total number of bands or layers in this field. (For information about bands and layers, see Section 1.5.)

[t] is reserved for future use and should be specified as 0 (zero).

[gt] identifies the 2-digit GeoRaster type, and must be one of the following values:

[gt] Value | Meaning
00 | Reserved for Oracle use.
01 | Any GeoRaster type. This is the only value supported for the current release. This value causes GeoRaster not to apply any restrictions associated with specific types that might be implemented in future releases.
02-50 | Reserved for Oracle use.
51-99 | Reserved for customer use in future releases.

For example, a RasterType value of 20001 means:

Two-dimensional data

One band (layer)

Any GeoRaster type

2.1.2 spatialExtent Attribute

The spatialExtent attribute identifies the spatial extent, or footprint, associated with the raster data. The spatial extent is an Oracle Spatial geometry of type SDO_GEOMETRY. The spatial extent geometry can be in any coordinate system, not necessarily in the GeoRaster model space, and can be directly updated by a SQL UPDATE statement specifying a geometry. However, the spatial extent geometry is in the model (ground) space of the GeoRaster object if the GeoRaster object is georeferenced and if you generate the spatial extent geometry using any of the following methods: calling the SDO_GEOR.generateSpatialExtent function, or specifying spatialExtent=TRUE as a storage parameter to the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure or the GeoRaster client-side loader (described in Section 1.14).

You can call SDO_CS.transform to convert it to any other supported coordinate system. The spatial extent is set to null, rather than cell space, if its SRID value is null or 0 (zero). The SDO_GEOMETRY data type is described in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

The GeoRaster spatial extent is generally used to build a Spatial R-tree index on the GeoRaster column. For example, you can use a geodetic SRID for all the spatial extents when all GeoRaster objects are in different local projections, and then build a whole-Earth based spatial index on the GeoRaster table and spatially search GeoRaster objects globally. Because of the potential performance benefits of spatial indexing for GeoRaster applications, the geometry is associated with the spatialExtent attribute, rather than being included in the XML metadata attribute described in Section 2.1.5. For information about indexing GeoRaster data, see Section 3.7.

2.1.3 rasterDataTable Attribute

The rasterDataTable attribute identifies the name of the raster data table. The raster data table must be an object table of type SDO_RASTER. It contains a row of type SDO_RASTER for each raster block that is stored. You must create and (if necessary) drop the raster data table. You should never modify the rows in this table directly, but you can query this table to access the raster data.

This attribute must be a valid nonquoted identifier without any period separators, and all the alphanumeric characters must be uppercase.

For more information about the raster data table and the SDO_RASTER type, see Section 2.2.

2.1.4 rasterID Attribute

The rasterID attribute value is stored in the rows of the raster data table to identify which rows belong to the GeoRaster object. The rasterDataTable attribute and rasterID attribute together uniquely identify the GeoRaster object in the database. That is, each GeoRaster object has a raster data table, although a raster data table can contain data from multiple GeoRaster objects.

You can specify the rasterID and rasterDataTable attributes for new GeoRaster objects, as long as each pair is unique in the database. If you do not specify these values, they are automatically generated by the SDO_GEOR.init and SDO_GEOR.createBlank functions.

2.1.5 metadata Attribute

The metadata attribute contains the GeoRaster metadata that is defined by Oracle. The metadata is described by the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is documented in Appendix A. The metadata of any GeoRaster object must be validated against this XML schema, and it must also be validated using the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function, which imposes additional restrictions not defined by this XML schema.

2.2 SDO_RASTER Object Type and the Raster Data Table

In the GeoRaster object-relational model, a raster data table is used to store all cell data in a raster image. The cell data of a GeoRaster object is blocked, and each block is stored in the raster data table as one row. You specify this table in the rasterDataTable attribute of the SDO_GEORASTER object, as explained in Section 2.1.3. You must create the raster data table before you store any cell data in it.

The raster data table is an object table, defined as a table of SDO_RASTER object type. The SDO_RASTER object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_raster AS OBJECT (
 rasterID           NUMBER,
 pyramidLevel       NUMBER,
 bandBlockNumber    NUMBER,
 rowBlockNumber     NUMBER,
 columnBlockNumber  NUMBER,
 blockMBR           SDO_GEOMETRY,
 rasterBlock        BLOB);

The sections that follow describe the semantics of each SDO_RASTER attribute.

2.2.1 rasterID Attribute

The rasterID attribute in the SDO_RASTER object must be a number that matches the rasterID value in its associated SDO_GEORASTER object. (The rasterID attribute of the SDO_GEORASTER object is described in Section 2.1.4.) The matching of these numbers identifies the raster block as belonging to a specific GeoRaster object.

2.2.2 pyramidLevel Attribute

The pyramidLevel attribute identifies the pyramid level for this block of cells. The pyramid level is 0 or any positive integer. Pyramid levels are used to create reduced resolution images that require less storage space. A pyramid level of 0 indicates the original raster data; that is, there is no reduction in the image resolution and no change in the storage space required. Values greater than 0 (zero) indicate increasingly reduced levels of image resolution and reduced storage space requirements. For more information about pyramids, see Section 1.7.

This attribute and the bandBlockNumber attribute (described in Section 2.2.3) are also used to indicate bitmap masks and their pyramids. For more information about bitmap masks, bitmap mask pyramids, and how the pyramidLevel and bandBlockNumber attributes are used, see Section 1.8.

2.2.3 bandBlockNumber Attribute

The bandBlockNumber attribute identifies the block number along the band dimension. For information about bands and layers, see Section 1.5. For more information about how the bandBlockNumber attribute is used with bitmap masks and their pyramids, see Section 1.8.

2.2.4 rowBlockNumber Attribute

The rowBlockNumber attribute identifies the block number along the row dimension.

2.2.5 columnBlockNumber Attribute

The columnBlockNumber attribute identifies the block number along the column dimension.

2.2.6 blockMBR Attribute

The blockMBR attribute is the geometry (of type SDO_GEOMETRY) for the minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) for this block. The geometry is in cell space (that is, its SRID value is null), and all ordinates are integers. The ordinates represent the minimum row and column and the maximum row and column stored in this block.

2.2.7 rasterBlock Attribute

The rasterBlock attribute contains all raster cell data for this block. It is also used to store bitmap masks of the GeoRaster object. The rasterBlock attribute is of type BLOB.

2.3 Other GeoRaster Types

In addition to SDO_GEORASTER (described in Section 2.1), SDO_RASTER (described in Section 2.2), and SDO_RANGE_ARRAY and SDO_RANGE (described in Section 1.9), GeoRaster provides several other object and collection types, which are used for specific kinds of operations. Unlike the SDO_GEORASTER and SDO_RASTER types, which are used for storage in the database (for example, to define a column in a table), the types described in this section are used only with the GeoRaster PL/SQL API in the current release.

2.3.1 SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM Object Type

In GeoRaster, the histogram is stored in the GeoRaster metadata using the XML schema defined in Appendix A. The SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM object type is used in the PL/SQL API to contain the histogram data of a GeoRaster object or a layer. The layers have the same histogram data structure. Each cell has a value, and for each cell value or a value range there may be any number of cells having that value or falling in that range.

The SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_histogram AS OBJECT(
  cellValue  SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
  count      SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Table 2-1 describes the attributes of the SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM object type. The cellValue array and the count array must have the same length.

Table 2-1 SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM Object Type Attributes

Attribute
Description

cellValue

Array of cell values.

count

Number of cells that correspond to each cell value or cell value range.

The histogram contains the cell values (and the implied value ranges) and the total number of cells related to each cell value or each cell value range. For example, if (cellValue1, count1) and (cellValue2, count2) are the two adjacent entries in ascending order in the histogram, the implied value range is [cellValue1, cellValue2) and the total number of cells in this range is count1. The cell value range is always inclusive in its lower boundary and exclusive in the upper boundary. The size of each range does not necessarily have to be the same. Using this example, the range is equal to or greater than cellValue1 and less than cellValue2. For a lower cell depth (for example, 1-bit to 8-bit integers), the cell value ranges are typically the same as the cell values.

2.3.2 SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP Object Type

In GeoRaster, the color information is stored in the GeoRaster metadata using the XML schema defined in Appendix A. The SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP object type is used in the PL/SQL API to contain colormap information, that is, pseudocolor information for identifying the red, green, blue, and (optionally) alpha values of the color to be used to display cells that have a specific value or are in a specific value range. The colormap is also called the pseudocolor table or the palette table. The colormap in GeoRaster is in the default sRGB ColorSpace, which is a proposed standard RGB color space, as explained at

http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Graphics/Color/sRGB.html

The ranges for red, green, blue, and alpha values are all scaled to be 8-bit unsigned integers from 0 to 255.

Alpha is also called opacity. An alpha value of 255 means that the color is completely opaque, and an alpha value of 0 means that the color is completely transparent. The color component values are never premultiplied by the alpha value.

The SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_colormap AS OBJECT(
  cellValue  SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
  red        SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
  green      SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
  blue       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
  alpha      SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Table 2-2 describes the attributes of the SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP object type. Each attribute is an array of numbers. The arrays must have the same length, and the values of the same index in each array must correspond to each other. Each cellValue value must be consistent with the cellDepth value of the GeoRaster object.

The colormap contains the cell values (and the implied value ranges) and the red, green, blue, and/or alpha values related to each cell value or each cell value range. For example, if (cellValue1, red1, green1, blue1, alpha1) and (cellValue2, red2, green2, blue2, alpha2) are the two adjacent entries in ascending order in the colormap, the implied value range is [cellValue1, cellValue2), and the color components associated with all cells in this range are (red1, green1, blue1, alpha1). The cell value range is always inclusive in its lower boundary and exclusive in the upper boundary. The size of each range does not necessarily have to be the same. In this example, the range is equal to or greater than cellValue1 and less than cellValue2. For a lower cell depth (for example, 1-bit to 8-bit integers), the cell value ranges are typically the same as the cell values.

Table 2-2 SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP Object Type Attributes

Attribute
Description

cellValue

Array of cell values. The values must be stored in ascending order.

red

Array of red component values for pseudocolor display of cells that have the values or value ranges in cellValue. Must be integer values from 0 to 255.

green

Array of green component values for pseudocolor display of cells that have the values or value ranges in cellValue. Must be integer values from 0 to 255.

blue

Array of blue component values for pseudocolor display of cells that have the values or value ranges in cellValue. Must be integer values from 0 to 255.

alpha

Array of alpha component values for pseudocolor display of cells that have the values or value ranges in cellValue. Must be integer values from 0 to 255.

2.3.3 SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE Object Type

In GeoRaster, the grayscale information is stored in the GeoRaster metadata using the XML schema defined in Appendix A. The SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object type is used in the PL/SQL API to contain grayscale information for identifying the grayscale value to be used to display cells that have a specific value or fall into a specific value range. The grayscale table cell values can be "stretched" in linear proportion using this grayscale table, so that the original raster data can be properly displayed. The grayscale table value range is 8-bit unsigned integer values from 0 to 255. The grayscale table is also called the contrast table or the lookup table.

The SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_grayscale AS OBJECT(
  cellValue  SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
  gray       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Table 2-3 describes the attributes of the SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object type. The cellValue array and the gray array must have the same length. Each cellValue value must be consistent with the cellDepth value of the GeoRaster object.

The grayscale contains the cell values (and the implied value ranges) and the gray values related to each cell value or each cell value range. For example, if (cellValue1, gray1) and (cellValue2, gray2) are the two adjacent entries in ascending order in the grayscale table, the implied value range is [cellValue1, cellValue2), and the gray color associated with all cells in this range is gray1. The cell value range is always inclusive in its lower boundary and exclusive in the upper boundary. The size of each range does not necessarily have to be the same. Taking the same example, the range is equal to or greater than cellValue1 and less than cellValue2. For a lower cell depth (for example, 1-bit to 8-bit integers), the cell value ranges are typically the same as the cell values.

Table 2-3 SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE Object Type Attributes

Attribute
Description

cellValue

Array of cell values. The values must be stored in ascending order.

gray

Array of gray component values for grayscale display of cells that have the values or value ranges in cellValue. Must be integer values from 0 to 255.

2.3.4 SDO_RASTERSET Collection Type

The SDO_RASTERSET collection type is used as the return type of table functions that query the raster data blocks (one or many blocks, the whole set or a subset).

The SDO_RASTERSET collection type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_rasterset AS TABLE of SDO_RASTER;

The SDO_RASTER type is described in Section 2.2.

2.3.5 SDO_GEOR_SRS Object Type

In GeoRaster, the spatial reference system (SRS) information is stored in the GeoRaster metadata using the XML schema defined in Appendix A. The SDO_GEOR_SRS object type is used in the PL/SQL API to contain information related to the spatial referencing of a GeoRaster object. The metadata and the object type contain the same information. You can use the object type to retrieve the SRS information from GeoRaster objects or to load and update the SRS information in GeoRaster objects.

The SDO_GEOR_SRS object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_srs AS OBJECT (
   isReferenced       VARCHAR2(5),
   isRectified        VARCHAR2(5),
   isOrthoRectified   VARCHAR2(5),
   srid               NUMBER,
   spatialResolution  SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
   spatialTolerance   NUMBER,
   coordLocation      NUMBER,
   rowOff             NUMBER,
   columnOff          NUMBER,
   xOff               NUMBER,
   yOff               NUMBER,
   zOff               NUMBER,
   rowScale           NUMBER,
   columnScale        NUMBER,
   xScale             NUMBER,
   yScale             NUMBER,
   zScale             NUMBER,
   rowRMS             NUMBER,
   columnRMS          NUMBER,
   totalRMS           NUMBER,
   rowNumerator       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
   rowDenominator     SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
   columnNumerator    SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
   columnDenominator  SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
   xRMS               NUMBER,
   yRMS               NUMBER,
   zRMS               NUMBER,
   modelTotalRMS      NUMBER,
   GCPgeoreferenceModel SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE);

Table 2-4 describes the attributes of the SDO_GEOR_SRS object type.

Table 2-4 SDO_GEOR_SRS Object Type Attributes

Attribute
Description

isReferenced

TRUE if the GeoRaster object is georeferenced; FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not georeferenced.

isRectified

TRUE if the GeoRaster object is both georectified and georeferenced; FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not georectified.

isOrthoRectified

TRUE if the GeoRaster object is orthorectified, georectified, and georeferenced; FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not orthorectified.

srid

SRID value of the model (ground) coordinate system.

spatialResolution

Spatial resolution values: an array of numeric values, one for each spatial dimension. Each value indicates the number of units of measurement associated with the data area represented by that spatial dimension of a cell.

spatialTolerance

Tolerance value, for control of the precision.

coordLocation

The model coordinate location defines the type of the cell space, which represents either upperleft-based (that is, coordLocation=1) or center-based (that is, coordLocation=0). For more information about model space and cell (raster) space, see Section 1.3.

rowOff

Row offset value.

columnOff

Column offset value.

xOff

X offset value.

yOff

Y offset value.

zOff

Z offset value.

rowScale

Row scaling factor value.

columnScale

Column scaling factor value.

xScale

X scaling factor value.

yScale

Y scaling factor value.

zScale

Z scaling factor value.

rowRMS

The row-dimension accuracy. It is computed using control points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs.

columnRMS

The column-dimension accuracy. It is computed using control points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs

totalRMS

The total row and column accuracy. It is computed using control points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs

rowNumerator

pType, nVars, order, nCoefficients, and all coefficients of the numerator of the row polynomial, where pType=1 or 2; nVars=0, 2, or 3; 0<=order<=5; and nCoefficients is derived from pType, nVars, and order. The polynomials are explained in Section 1.6.1.

rowDenominator

pType, nVars, order, nCoefficients, and all coefficients of the denominator of the row polynomial, where pType=1 or 2; nVars=0, 2, or 3; 0<=order<=5; and nCoefficients is derived from pType, nVars, and order. The polynomials are explained in Section 1.6.1.

columnNumerator

pType, nVars, order, nCoefficients, and all coefficients of the numerator of the column polynomial, where pType=1 or 2; nVars=0, 2, or 3; 0<=order<=5; and nCoefficients is derived from pType, nVars, and order. The polynomials are explained in Section 1.6.1.

columnDenominator

pType, nVars, order, nCoefficients, and all coefficients of the denominator of the column polynomial, where pType=1 or 2; nVars=0, 2, or 3; 0<=order<=5; and nCoefficients is derived from pType, nVars, and order. The polynomials are explained in Section 1.6.1.

xRMS

The x-dimension accuracy. It is computed using check points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs.

yRMS

The y-dimension accuracy. It is computed using check points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs.

zRMS

The z-dimension accuracy. It is computed using check points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs.

modelTotalRMS

The total model accuracy. It is computed using check points if you call SDO_GEOR.georeference using GCPs.

GCPgeoreferenceModel

The stored function model information, that is, all information about the GCP-based georeferencing model. For information about GCP-based georeferencing model information, see Section 2.3.8, "SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE Object Type".

However, when the direct and inverse solutions are derived from the functional fitting model, the accuracy values listed in Table 2-4 are not considered in GeoRaster internal cell coordinate and model coordinate transformation computations for the current release.

The SDO_GEOR_SRS object type has two constructors:

One constructor takes no parameters and creates an instance of the type with the isReferenced attribute set to FALSE and the other attributes set to null values. This constructor allows you to set up either the functional fitting model or the stored function (GCP) model, or to set up both of them together.

The other constructor takes all the attributes of this object type as parameters, except those related to the stored function (GCP) model.

For examples of how to use the SDO_GEOR_SRS constructor, see the reference section for the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure in Chapter 4.

2.3.6 SDO_GEOR_GCP Object Type

In GeoRaster, the ground control point (GCP) information is stored in the GeoRaster metadata using the XML schema defined in Appendix A. The SDO_GEOR_GCP object type is used in the PL/SQL API to contain GCP information related to the georeferencing of a GeoRaster object. The metadata and the object type contain the same information. You can use the object type to retrieve the GCP information from GeoRaster objects or to load and update the GCP information in GeoRaster objects.

The SDO_GEOR_GCP object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_gcp AS OBJECT (
     pointID          VARCHAR2(32),
     description      VARCHAR2(256),
     pointType        NUMBER,
     cellDimension    NUMBER,
     cellCoordinates  SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
     modelDimension   NUMBER,
     modelCoordinates SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
     accuracy         SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,
     status           NUMBER
);

Table 2-5 describes the attributes of the SDO_GEOR_GCP object type.

Table 2-5 SDO_GEOR_GCP Object Type Attributes

Attribute
Description

pointID

Unique ID of the control point. Must not more 32 characters.

description

Descriptive information about the control point.

pointType

Point type: 1 (control point) or 2 (check point).

cellDimension

Dimensionality (number of dimensions) of the cell coordinates: 2 or 3.

cellCoordinates

Array of cell coordinates for the control points; (row, column) or (row, column, vertical) for each point.

modelDimension

Dimensionality (number of dimensions) of the model coordinates: 2 or 3.

modelCoordinates

Array of model coordinates for the control point, corresponding to the points in cell space; (X,Y) or (X,Y,Z) for each point.

accuracy

Accuracy of the control point, expressed as the values of (xRMS, yRMS) or (xRMS, yRMS, zRMS).

status

Status of the GCP: Measured, Removed, Estimated, Validated, or Invalid. The value of this column is informational only, and it has no effect on the usage of the GCP by GeoRaster.

The SDO_GEOR_GCP constructor can be used to create an empty instance of this object type. You should then fill in the necessary data before you use this instance.

2.3.7 SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION Collection Type

The SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION collection type is used to store an array (a collection) of ground control points (GCPs).

The SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION collection type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_gcp_collection VARRAY(1048576) OF SDO_GEOR_GCP;

The SDO_GEOR_GCP type is described in Section 2.3.6.

2.3.8 SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE Object Type

In GeoRaster, the GCP-based georeferencing model information is stored in the GeoRaster metadata using the XML schema defined in Appendix A. The SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object includes the georeferencing functional fitting method (that is, the geometric model), control points for solving the model parameters, and solution accuracy. The SDO_GEOR_ GCPGEOREFTYPE object type is used in the PL/SQL API to contain georeferencing model information related to the GCP-based georeferencing of a GeoRaster object. The metadata and the object type contain the same information. You can use the object type to retrieve the georeferencing model information from GeoRaster objects or to load and update the georeferencing model information in GeoRaster objects.

The SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type is defined as:

CREATE TYPE sdo_geor_gcpgeoreftype AS OBJECT (
     FFMethodType     VARCHAR2(32),
     numberGCP        NUMBER,
     GCPs             SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION,
     solutionAccuracy SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY
);

Table 2-6 describes the attributes of the SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type.

Table 2-6 SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE Object Type Attributes

Attribute
Description

FFMethodType

Functional fitting method. Must be one of the following: Affine, QuadraticPolynomial, CubicPolynomial, DLT, QuadraticRational, or RPC.

numberGCP

Number of ground control points in the GCP collection (GCPs parameter).

GCPs

The GCP collection, of type SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION (described in Section 2.3.7).

solutionAccuracy

Array storing the accuracy of the georeferencing solution in the following format: (rowRMS, columnRMS, totalRMS, xRMS, yRMS, zRMS, modelTotalRMS). The first three RMS numbers are computed using control points, and the last four RMS numbers are computed using check points (if any). This information is for output only; do not store or modify values in this attribute.

The SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type has one constructor. The constructor takes no parameters, and it creates an instance of the type with the FFMethodType attribute set to Affine and the other attributes set to null values.

2.4 GeoRaster System Data Views (xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA)

GeoRaster uses a system data table (also called the sysdata table) to maintain the relationship between GeoRaster tables and their related raster data tables. Each GeoRaster object (if it is not null) has a related raster data table, and it might have other information, such as ground control points (GCPs) and value attribute tables (VATs).

For a given user, the raster data table name plus the rasterID uniquely identify a GeoRaster object. It is possible for many GeoRaster objects (each with a different rasterID value) in one GeoRaster table to share one raster data table.

Whenever a new GeoRaster object (including empty and blank GeoRaster objects) is created, a raster data table is assigned to it and a rasterID value is assigned. All SDO_GEORASTER objects (except atomic null objects) are automatically recorded in the system data table when they are created.

The GeoRaster sysdata table is under the MDSYS schema. Most of the information in the GeoRaster system data table is available for retrieval through system data views, and thus it can be used as a dictionary or a catalog of all GeoRaster objects in a GeoRaster database. Each GeoRaster user has the following system data views available in the schema associated with that user:

USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA contains system data for all GeoRaster objects owned by the current user.

ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA contains system data for all GeoRaster objects accessible by the current user.

The GeoRaster sysdata table and the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA and ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views should never be modified directly by users, although they are updated by the DML trigger that is automatically created on each SDO_GEORASTER column in each GeoRaster table.

The USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view has the following definition:

(
   TABLE_NAME            VARCHAR2(32),
   COLUMN_NAME           VARCHAR2(1024),
   METADATA_COLUMN_NAME  VARCHAR2(1024),
   RDT_TABLE_NAME        VARCHAR2(32),
   RASTER_ID             NUMBER,
   OTHER_TABLE_NAMES     SDO_STRING_ARRAY
);

The ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view has all columns in the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view, but it also has an OWNER column identifying the schema that owns the table specified in the TABLE_NAME column.

This section describes each of the columns common to both views. Note that for VARCHAR2 data in any columns, names are stored in all uppercase characters.

2.4.1 TABLE_NAME Column

The TABLE_NAME column contains the name of a GeoRaster table that has at least one column of type SDO_GEORASTER.

2.4.2 COLUMN_NAME Column

The COLUMN_NAME column contains the name of a column of type SDO_GEORASTER in the GeoRaster table specified in the TABLE_NAME column.

2.4.3 METADATA_COLUMN_NAME Column

The METADATA_COLUMN_NAME column is ignored for the current release.

2.4.4 RDT_TABLE_NAME Column

The RDT_TABLE_NAME column contains the name of the raster data table associated with the table and column specified in the TABLE_NAME and COLUMN_NAME columns. (The raster data table is explained in Section 2.2.)

2.4.5 RASTER_ID Column

The RASTER_ID column contains a number that, together with the RDT_TABLE_NAME column value, uniquely identifies each GeoRaster object.

2.4.6 OTHER_TABLE_NAMES Column

The OTHER_TABLE_NAMES column is ignored for the current release.

2.5 GeoRaster XML Schema

GeoRaster defines an XML schema to store and manage the GeoRaster metadata. The definition of this XML schema is included in Appendix A. The namespace defined by the GeoRaster XML schema is http://xmlns.oracle.com/spatial/georaster, and it is reserved for use by Oracle. You must refer to this namespace if you want to manipulate a GeoRaster metadata document using the SQL XML functions or the XMLType methods.

GeoRaster uses a table named SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE to store the GeoRaster metadata XML schema and other information. This table is under the MDSYS schema, and you must include the schema name if you reference this table. For example:

DESCRIBE mdsys.sdo_geor_xmlschema_table
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
 ID                                        NOT NULL NUMBER
 GEORASTERFORMAT                                    VARCHAR2(1024)
 XMLSCHEMA                                          CLOB

Table 2-7 describes the columns of the SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE table.

Table 2-7 SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE Table Columns

Column Name
Data Type
Description

id

NUMBER

ID number, assigned by Oracle. Values 1 through 50 are reserved for use by Oracle.

georasterFormat

VARCHAR2(1024)

GeoRaster format identifier, assigned by Oracle. The value GEORASTER is reserved for use by Oracle.

xmlSchema

CLOB

GeoRaster metadata XML schema definition. This definition is included in Appendix A.

There are no GeoRaster views defined on this table. It is mainly of interest to advanced users who might want to query the table for GeoRaster XML schema information.

You are encouraged not to modify the contents of this table, unless you want to define your own XML schema for other metadata that is not included in the GeoRaster XML schema, and to store that metadata in a new row in this table. If you add a row for your own metadata, do not use an ID column value of 1 through 50 or a GEORASTERFORMAT column value of GEORASTER, because these column values are reserved for use by Oracle. If you specify an XMLSCHEMA column value, you should choose a unique namespace for your own XML schema and register it using a corresponding schema URL that will also be unique in the database. (For more information, see Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide.)

3 GeoRaster Operations

This chapter describes how to perform the main kinds of GeoRaster operations. A typical GeoRaster workflow consists of most or all of the following steps:

Create the GeoRaster table and raster data table (see Section 3.1).

Initialize or create GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.2).

Load raster imagery or grids (see Section 3.3).

Validate GeoRaster objects, if they have not already been validated (see Section 3.4).

Georeference the GeoRaster objects, if necessary (see Section 3.5).

Set the spatial extents of the GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.6).

Create spatial indexes or other indexes, or both (see Section 3.7).

Change and optimize the GeoRaster storage format, if necessary (see Section 3.8).

Copy GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.9).

Query and update the GeoRaster metadata (see Section 3.10).

Query and update cell data (see Section 3.11).

Process GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.12).

Compress GeoRaster objects, if appropriate (see Section 3.13).

View GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.14).

Export GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.15).

Update GeoRaster objects before committing the transaction (see Section 3.16).

Use template-related subprograms to develop GeoRaster applications (see Section 3.17).

Use GeoRaster with Workspace Manager and Label Security (see Section 3.18).

Maintain efficient tablespace use by GeoRaster objects (see Section 3.19).

Maintain GeoRaster objects and system data in the database (see Section 3.20).

Transfer GeoRaster data between databases (see Section 3.21).

Use the Oracle Database transportable tablespaces feature with GeoRaster data (see Section 3.22).

After you create the GeoRaster objects, load the data, and validate the GeoRaster objects, you can perform the remaining operations in any order, depending on your application needs. You may also be able to skip certain operations.

Some operations can be performed using SQL, and some operations must be performed using PL/SQL blocks. You must update the GeoRaster object after you delete or edit the metadata or cell data of the GeoRaster object and before you commit the changes (see Section 3.16). For some examples of these operations, see the demo files described in Section 1.15 and the examples in Chapter 4.

This chapter contains the sections that explain the main kinds of GeoRaster operations.

Subsequent chapters contain detailed reference information about the SDO_GEOR, SDO_GEOR_ADMIN, and SDO_GEOR_UTL packages, which contains subprograms (functions and procedures) to work with GeoRaster data and metadata.

3.1 Creating the GeoRaster Table and Raster Data Tables

Before you can work with GeoRaster objects, you must create a GeoRaster table and one or more raster data tables, if they do not already exist.

3.1.1 Creating a GeoRaster Table

A GeoRaster table is any table that includes a column of type SDO_GEORASTER. This column can be an attribute column of another user-defined object type. Example 3-1 creates a GeoRaster table named CITY_IMAGES, which contains a column named IMAGE for storing GeoRaster objects.

Example 3-1 Creating a GeoRaster Table for City Images

CREATE TABLE city_images (image_id NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, image_description VARCHAR2(50), image SDO_GEORASTER);

For more information about GeoRaster tables, see Section 1.4.

3.1.2 Creating Raster Data Tables

After creating a GeoRaster table, you should create one or more raster data tables (RDTs) to be used with the objects in the GeoRaster table. You can create a raster data table using the original LOB storage paradigm BasicFile Lobs (BasicFiles) or using the LOB storage format SecureFile LOBs (SecureFiles) introduced in Release 11.1. Using SecureFiles significantly improves the performance of GeoRaster operations.

Example 3-2 creates a raster data table named CITY_IMAGES_RDT using BasicFiles. The RDT will be used to store information about each block of each GeoRaster object in the CITY_IMAGES table. (The association between a GeoRaster table and a raster table is not made until you create a GeoRaster object, as explained in Section 3.2.)

Example 3-2 Creating a Raster Data Table Using BasicFiles

CREATE TABLE city_images_rdt OF SDO_RASTER
  (PRIMARY KEY (rasterID, pyramidLevel, bandBlockNumber,
    rowBlockNumber, columnBlockNumber))
  TABLESPACE im_tbs_1
  LOB(rasterBlock) STORE AS lobseg
    (
     CHUNK 32768
     CACHE READS
     PCTVERSION 0
     STORAGE (PCTINCREASE 0)
    );

Example 3-3 creates a raster data table with the same name as in Example 3-2, but using SecureFiles.

Example 3-3 Creating a Raster Data Table Using SecureFiles

CREATE TABLE city_images_rdt OF SDO_RASTER
  (PRIMARY KEY (rasterID, pyramidLevel, bandBlockNumber,
    rowBlockNumber, columnBlockNumber))
  TABLESPACE im_tbs_2
  LOB(rasterBlock) STORE AS SECUREFILE lobseg
    (CACHE);

Example 3-4 creates a raster data table with the same name as in Example 3-2 and Example 3-3, also using SecureFiles as in Example 3-3, but creating it as a relational table instead of an object table.

Example 3-4 Creating a Raster Data Table (Relational) Using SecureFiles

CREATE TABLE city_images_rdt
  (rasterID NUMBER,
  pyramidLevel NUMBER,
  bandBlockNumber NUMBER,
  rowBlockNumber NUMBER,
  columnBlockNumber NUMBER,
  blockMBR SDO_GEOMETRY,
  rasterBlock BLOB,
  CONSTRAINT pkey PRIMARY KEY (rasterId, pyramidLevel, bandBlockNumber,
    rowBlockNumber, columnBlockNumber))
  LOB (rasterblock) STORE AS SECUREFILE(cache);

The CREATE TABLE statement for a raster data table must include the following clause (which is included in the preceding examples):

  (PRIMARY KEY (rasterID, pyramidLevel, bandBlockNumber,
    rowBlockNumber, columnBlockNumber))

This PRIMARY KEY clause creates a B-tree index on the raster data table, and this index is essential for optimal query performance.

When you use BasicFiles, you can specify a larger CHUNK size (16 or 32 KB) for the LOB storage to improve performance. With SecureFiles, there is no need to specify the CHUNK size parameter, and there are few other storage parameters to consider. Raster data tables using SecureFile LOBs must be created in a tablespace with the automatic segment space management option. For information about using Oracle SecureFiles and performance considerations for BasicFile LOBs, see Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide.

For reference information about creating tables, including specifying LOB storage, see the section about the CREATE TABLE statement in Oracle Database SQL Language Reference.

For more information about the keywords and options when creating a raster data table, see Section 1.4.2.

3.1.3 GeoRaster DML Trigger

To ensure the consistency and integrity of internal GeoRaster tables and data structures, GeoRaster automatically creates a unique DML trigger for each GeoRaster column whenever a user creates a GeoRaster table (that is, a table with at least one GeoRaster column), with the following exception: if you use the ALTER TABLE statement to add one or more GeoRaster columns, you must call the SDO_GEOR_UTL.createDMLTrigger procedure to create the DML trigger on each added GeoRaster column.

The trigger is fired after each of the following data manipulation language (DML) operations affecting a GeoRaster object: insertion of a row, update of a GeoRaster object, and deletion of a row.

GeoRaster automatically performs the following actions when the trigger is fired:

After an insert operation, the trigger inserts a row with the GeoRaster table name, GeoRaster column name, raster data table name, and rasterID value into the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view (described in Section 2.4). If an identical entry already exists, an exception is raised.

After an update operation, if the new GeoRaster object is null or empty, the trigger deletes the old GeoRaster object. If there is no entry in the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for the old GeoRaster object (that is, if the old GeoRaster object is null), the trigger inserts a row into that view for the new GeoRaster object. If there is an entry in the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for the old GeoRaster object, the trigger updates the information to reflect the new GeoRaster object.

After a delete operation, the trigger deletes raster data blocks for the GeoRaster object in its raster data table, and it deletes the row in the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for the GeoRaster object.

3.2 Creating New GeoRaster Objects

Before you can store a GeoRaster image in a GeoRaster table, you must create the GeoRaster object and insert it into a GeoRaster table before you start working on it. To create a new GeoRaster object, you have the following options:

Initialize an empty GeoRaster object, using the SDO_GEOR.init function.

Create a blank GeoRaster object, using the SDO_GEOR.createBlank function.

You cannot perform any GeoRaster operations if the object has not been properly created (that is, if the object is an atomic null). The SDO_GEOR.init and SDO_GEOR.createBlank functions initialize GeoRaster objects with their raster data table and raster ID values if these are not already specified, and the GeoRaster DML trigger ensures that the raster data table name and raster ID value pair is unique for the current user.

If the new GeoRaster object will hold raster cell data (resulting from another GeoRaster procedure, such as SDO_GEOR.importFrom, SDO_GEOR.subset, or SDO_GEOR.copy), and if the raster data table for this new GeoRaster object does not exist, you must first create the raster data table. For information about creating a raster data table, including examples, see Section 3.1.2.

To avoid potential GeoRaster data problems (some of which are described in Section 3.20), you must register an initialized GeoRaster object in the GeoRaster system views by inserting the GeoRaster object into a GeoRaster table, and do this before you perform any other operations on the GeoRaster object. Any GeoRaster operations that need to manipulate the raster data table raise an exception if the source or target GeoRaster object is not registered.

3.3 Loading Raster Data

To load and export imagery or raster data, always consider third-party ETL tools (see the note in Section 1.14)

If you use features in GeoRaster to load raster data, you have the following options:

Call the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure to load images into GeoRaster objects.

Use the GeoRaster loader tool or viewer tool, which are described in Section 1.14.

With both options, you can do the following:

Compress raster data and store the data in JPEG-compressed or DEFLATE-compressed GeoRaster objects.

Load an ESRI world file or a Digital Globe RPC text file (.rpb) into an existing GeoRaster object, and georeference the raster data without reloading it. You can also specify an SRID with the world file and generate the spatial extent of the data.

Load a GeoTIFF format file with georeferencing, with or without raster data.

After loading raster data into a GeoRaster object, you must ensure that the object is valid by calling the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function, as explained in Section 3.4.

Because an ESRI world file or .rpb file does not contain coordinate system information, you can specify the SRID value of a coordinate reference system for the load operation. However, if you do not specify an SRID, the model SRID of the GeoRaster objects is set to 0 (zero) by the loader, which means that the GeoRaster object is invalid, and therefore you must use the SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID procedure to specify a valid model space for this object. If you do not yet know the coordinate system of the model space, you can specify the SRID value as 999999, which means that the coordinate reference system is unknown. (Specifically, SRID 999999 is associated with a coordinate reference system named unknown CRS.) Later, when you know the actual coordinate reference system of the model space, you can set the SRID value accordingly.

For more information about the unknown CRS (SRID 999999) coordinate reference system, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

3.3.1 Reformatting the Source Raster Before Loading

The GeoRaster loader does not support source raster files in BSQ interleaving, and it might raise an "insufficient memory" error if the files are too big, and it might have other restrictions. To avoid such problems, you can reformat and reblock the source files so that they can be properly loaded.

As an example, one way to do this is to use GDAL, an Open Source raster transformation library available from http://www.gdal.org, to reformat or reblock the image or raster file so that JAI (Java Advanced Imaging) can handle it. GDAL supports GeoRaster natively and can import and export GeoRaster objects directly, and can also process GeoRaster objects; for more information, see http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/spatial/htdocs/spatial_opensource.html. You can also use GDAL to generate TFW files. For example, execute commands such as the following two (each command on a single line) using the GDAL command line or (for batch conversion) shell:

gdal_translate -of GTiff -co "TFW=YES" -co "INTERLEAVE=PIXEL" -co "TILED=YES" D:\my_image.tif D:\my_new_image.tif

gdal_translate -of GTiff -co "TILED=YES" -co "TFW=YES" D:\my_image.ecw D:\my_new_image.tif

In the preceding example, the first command generates a TFW file, changes the interleaving to BIP (which is supported by JAI), and reblocks the image to 256x256. The second command converts ECW to TIFF, generates TFW, and reblocks the image.

Then use the GeoRaster loader tool (described in Section 1.14) , specifying reblocking so that the image can be loaded successfully and later retrieved from the database efficiently, as in the following example (a single command):

java -Xmx1024m oracle.spatial.georaster.tools.GeoRasterLoader mymachine db11 6521 georaster georaster thin 32 T globe image "blocking=true, blocksize=(512,512,3)" "D:my_image.tif,2,RDT_15, D:\my_image.tfw,82213"

If you receive an "insufficient memory" error when calling SDO_GEOR.importFrom to load a very large image, try loading the image with a different blocking size parameter or reblock the image into smaller internal tile sizes using GDAL before loading. For extremely large images, you can also use GDAL to tile the image into multiple smaller image files with sizes that JAI can handle, or you use GDAL to load and export the images directly.

3.4 Validating GeoRaster Objects

Before you use a GeoRaster object or after you manually edit the raster data and metadata of a GeoRaster object, you should ensure that the object is valid. Validation for a GeoRaster object includes checking the registration of the GeoRaster object, checking the metadata and the raster cell data, and making sure that the metadata and data are consistent. For example, validation checks the raster type, dimension information, and the actual sizes of cell blocks, and it performs other checks.

If you used the GeoRaster loader tool described in Section 1.14, the GeoRaster objects were validated during the load operation.

GeoRaster provides the following validation subprograms:

SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster validates the GeoRaster object, including cell data and metadata. It returns TRUE if the object is valid; otherwise, it returns one of the following: an Oracle error code indicating why the GeoRaster object is invalid, FALSE if validation fails for an unknown reason, or NULL if the GeoRaster object is null. You should always use this function after you create a GeoRaster object.

SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate validates the metadata against the GeoRaster XML schema. You can use this function to locate errors if the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function returned the error code 13454. The SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate and SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster functions do not validate the spatial extent geometry.

SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR validates the blockMBR geometry associated with each raster block stored in the raster data table. If there are any invalid blockMBR geometries, call the SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR procedure to regenerate them.

3.5 Georeferencing GeoRaster Objects

Georeferencing, as explained in Section 1.6, establishes the relationship between cell coordinates of GeoRaster data and real-world ground coordinates (or some local coordinates). If you need to georeference GeoRaster objects, the following approaches are available:

If the original image is already georeferenced and if the georeferencing information is stored in an ESRI world file or .rpb file containing RPC coefficients you can use the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure to load an ESRI world file or .rpb file from a file or from a CLOB object, along with the image data itself (in either FILE or BLOB format). You can also use the GeoRaster client-side loader tool (described in Section 1.14) to load an ESRI world file or .rpb file from a file, along with the image file itself.

Because an ESRI world file or .rpb file does not specify the model coordinate system, you can set the model space of the georeferenced GeoRaster object using an Oracle SRID in either of the following ways: specify the SRID along with the world file as a parameter to the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure or the GeoRaster client-side loader (described in Section 1.14); or, after loading the world file, call the SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID procedure. You can also call the SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID procedure to change the model space of a georeferenced GeoRaster object.

If the original image is a georeferenced GeoTIFF image, you can use the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure to load the image with georeferencing, by specifying GEOTIFF as the input format. To load only the georeferencing information from a GeoTIFF image, without the raster image data, into an existing GeoRaster object, add the raster=false storage parameter. You can specify a backup SRID with the srid storage parameter, in case the GeoTIFF configuration values do not match any SRID recognized by Oracle Spatial.

The GeoTIFF PixelIsArea raster space is equivalent to the GeoRaster upperleft-based cell coordinate system. An export to GeoTiff is always in PixelIsArea raster space, with a half-pixel adjustment of the affine transformation if the GeoRaster object is in center-based cell coordinate system. An import from GeoTIFF is always to the GeoRaster center-based cell coordinate system, with a half-pixel adjustment of the affine transformation if the GeoTIFF file is specified in PixelIsArea raster space.

You can also use the GeoRaster client-side loader tool (described in Section 1.14) to load GeoTIFF images with georeferencing, using the storage parameter geotiff=true. If you omit this parameter or specify geotiff=false, the image is loaded as a simple TIFF image without georeferencing. The raster and srid storage parameters also apply to the client-side loader tool.

To load or export GeoTIFF images with the GeoRaster client-side tools, add the following GeoTIFF libraries to your CLASSPATH definition:

xtiff-jai.jar (available from the SourceForge Extensible-TIFF-JAI group)

geotiff-jai.jar (available from the SourceForge GeoTIFF-JAI group)

To load or export GeoTIFF images with the SDO_GEOR.importFrom or SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure, load these libraries into the MDSYS schema by connecting to the database as the SYSTEM user, editing $ORACLE_HOME/md/admin/sdoldgtf.sql as needed to reflect the paths to the xtiff-jai.jar and geotiff-jai.jar files, and running the sdoldgtf.sql SQL*Plus script. As an alternative to using the sdoldgtf.sql script, you can enter the following commands:

loadjava -user system/password@database -resolve -force -synonym -schema MDSYS -grant PUBLIC xtiff-jai.jar

loadjava -user system/password@database -resolve -force -synonym -schema MDSYS -grant PUBLIC geotiff-jai.jar

If the database is downgraded to a release before Oracle Database 11g, these libraries should be uninstalled according to the script in $ORACLE_HOME/md/admin/sdormgtf.sql, editing it as needed to reflect the paths to the xtiff-jai.jar and geotiff-jai.jar files, and either running the sdormgtf.sql script or entering the following commands:

dropjava -user system/password@database -resolve -force -synonym -schema MDSYS -grant PUBLIC xtiff-jai.jar

dropjava -user system/password@database -resolve -force -synonym -schema MDSYS -grant PUBLIC geotiff-jai.jar

You can use the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure to add, modify, and delete georeferencing information by directly accessing the GeoRaster SRS metadata. For example, you can create an SDO_GEOR_SRS object and assign the coefficients and related georeferencing information, and then call the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure to add or update the spatial reference information of any GeoRaster object. You can use the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure to set up the spatial reference information for all supported functional fitting georeferencing models. Examples of setting up the SRS information from an existing DLT model and from an existing RPC model are included in reference section for the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure.

If you know that one GeoRaster object has the same SRS information as another GeoRaster object, you can call the SDO_GEOR.getSRS function to retrieve an SDO_GEOR_SRS object from this GeoRaster object, and then call the SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure to georeference the first GeoRaster object.

If the GeoRaster object can be georeferenced using an affine transformation, you can call the SDO_GEOR.georeference procedure to georeference a GeoRaster object directly. As described in the reference information for the SDO_GEOR.georeference, this procedure takes the coefficients A, B, C, D, E, F and other information, converts them into the coefficients a, b, c, d, e, f, and stores them in the spatial reference information of a GeoRaster object. If the original raster data is rectified and if the model coordinate of its origin (upper-left corner) is (x0, y0) and its spatial resolution or scale is s, then the following are true: A = s, B = 0, C = x0, D = 0, E = -s, F = y0.

If you have ground control points (GCPs) and want to calculate georeferencing information using a geometric model, you can call the SDO_GEOR.georeference procedure to find the solution. To get and set the GCP-based georeferencing model, use the SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefModel function and the SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefModel procedure. To get and set only the geometric model, use the SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefMethod function and the SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefMethod procedure. To manipulate GCPs, use the SDO_GEOR.getControlPoint function and the SDO_GEOR.setControlPoint and SDO_GEOR.deleteControlPoint procedures.

Based on the SRS information of a georeferenced GeoRaster object, transforming GeoRaster coordinate information means finding the model (ground) coordinate associated with a specific cell (raster) coordinate, and the reverse. That is, you can do the following:

Given a specific cell coordinate, you can find the associated model space coordinate using the SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate function. For example, if you identify a point in an image, you can find the longitude and latitude coordinates associated with that point.

Given a model space coordinate, you can find the associated cell coordinate using the SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate function. For example, if you identify longitude and latitude coordinates, you can find the cell in an image associated with those coordinates.

3.6 Generating and Setting Spatial Extents

When a GeoRaster object is created, its spatial extent (spatialExtent attribute, described in Section 2.1.2) is not necessarily the enclosing geometry in its model space coordinate system. The spatial extent (footprint) geometry might initially be null, or it might reflect the cell space coordinate system or some other coordinate system. The ability to generate and set spatial extents is useful for building large GeoRaster databases of a global or large regional scope, in which the spatial extents are in one global geodetic coordinate system while the GeoRaster objects (imagery, DEMs, and so on) are in different projected coordinate systems. In such a case, you can create a spatial (R-tree) index on the spatial extents, which requires that all spatial extent geometries have the same SRID value.

To ensure that the spatial extent geometry of each GeoRaster object in a table is correct for its model space coordinate system (or for any other coordinate system that you may want to use), you must set the spatial extent. Moreover, to use a spatial index on the spatial extent geometries (described in Section 3.7), all indexed geometries must be based on the same coordinate system (that is, have the same SRID value).

You can set the spatial extent in either of the following ways: specify spatialExtent=TRUE as a storage parameter to the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure or the GeoRaster client-side loader (described in Section 1.14), or use the SQL UPDATE statement. If you use the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure or the loader, the SRID cannot be null or 0 (zero), and if there is an R-tree index on the GeoRaster spatial extent, the SRID of the spatial extent must match the SRID of the existing spatial index; otherwise, the spatial extent is set to a null value.

In addition, if you do not already have the spatial extent geometry, you can generate it using the SDO_GEOR.generateSpatialExtent function, and use that geometry to update the GeoRaster object. The following example updates the spatial extent geometry of a specified GeoRaster object in the CITY_IMAGES table (created in Example 3-1 in Section 3.1.1) to the generated spatial extent (reflecting the model coordinate system) of that object:

UPDATE city_images c
  SET c.image.spatialExtent = sdo_geor.generateSpatialExtent(image)
    WHERE c.image_id = 100;
COMMIT;

If you already know the spatial extent geometry for a GeoRaster object, or if you want the spatial extent geometry to be based on a coordinate system other than the one for the model space, construct the SDO_GEOMETRY object or select it from a table, and then update the GeoRaster object to set its spatial extent attribute to that geometry, as shown in the following example:

DECLARE
 geom sdo_geometry;
BEGIN
-- Set geom to an SDO_GEOMETRY object that covers the spatial extent
-- of the desired GeoRaster object. If necessary, perform coordinate
-- system transformation before setting geom.
-- geom := sdo_geometry(...);
  UPDATE city_images c
    SET c.image.spatialExtent = geom WHERE c.image_id = 100;
  COMMIT;
END;

3.6.1 Special Considerations if the GeoRaster Table Has a Spatial Index

If you create a spatial R-tree index on the GeoRaster spatial extents (as described in Section 3.7), all spatial extent geometries must have the same SRID value. However, the GeoRaster objects may have different model SRIDs, and most GeoRaster operations automatically generate a spatial extent for the output GeoRaster objects based on the model SRID of the source GeoRaster object or objects. This can cause problems when the resulting GeoRaster object with a spatial extent is updated into a GeoRaster table, which might already have a spatial index built on its spatialExtent attribute but using a different SRID.

In such cases, you must transform the spatial extent to the same SRID as that of the spatial index before the insert or update operation. The following example performs a mosaic operation, but then transforms the spatial extent of the resulting GeoRaster object to SRID 8307 before updating the GeoRaster table with that object.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM mosaic_test WHERE georid=1 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.mosaic('mosaic_data', 'georaster', gr, 'blocksize=(512,512)');
  -- Transform the spatial extent geometry, if ncessary.
  -- In this example example, the modelSRID of the mosaic is 27302,
  -- but the SRID of the spatial index on mosaic_test is 8307.
  gr.spatialExtent := sdo_cs.transform(gr.spatialExtent, 8307);
  UPDATE mosaic_test SET georaster=gr WHERE georid=1;
END;
/

If a spatial R-tree index exists, a commit operation after an insert or update operation causes the index to be updated if the inserted or updated GeoRaster object has a spatial extent geometry. This could slow some operations if you perform a commit after each operation, particularly for batch jobs such as batch image loading. It is usually more efficient to balance the performance of index updates with GeoRaster operations, and to commit only in batches after the operations.

For example, image data loading (the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure and the GeoRaster loader) is followed by an internal commit operation, so it would be inefficient to load while generating spatial extents by specifying spatialExtent=TRUE. Instead, you should probably specify spatialExtent=FALSE, and then update the spatialExtent attribute afterward, to speed the loading process.

3.7 Indexing GeoRaster Data

GeoRaster data can be indexed in various ways. The most important index you can create on a GeoRaster object is a spatial index on the spatial extent (footprint) geometry of the GeoRaster object (spatialExtent attribute, described in Section 2.1.2); however, see Section 3.6.1 for special considerations if the GeoRaster table has a spatial index. For information about creating spatial indexes, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

You can also create one or more other indexes, such as:

Function-based indexes on metadata objects using the Oracle XMLType or Oracle Text document indexing functionality

Standard indexes on other user-defined columns of the GeoRaster table, such as cloud coverage, water coverage, or vegetation

You should also create a single B-tree index on the rasterId, pyramidLevel, bandBlockNumber, rowBlockNumber, and columnBlockNumber columns of each raster data table.

3.8 Changing and Optimizing Raster Storage

You can change or specify some aspects of the way raster image data is or will be stored: the raster blocking size, cell depth, interleaving type, and other aspects. To make such changes on an existing GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure, and specify the desired storage parameter values with the storageParam parameter. You can specify storage parameters with most subprograms that load and process a GeoRaster object to create another GeoRaster object. That is, you can specify the output format when you call functions or procedures such as SDO_GEOR.importFrom, SDO_GEOR.subset, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, SDO_GEOR.reproject, SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers, and SDO_GEOR.createTemplate.

The storageParam parameter for the resulting GeoRaster objects should be based on factors such as the data size, dimension sizes, and application needs, as you determine them. However, the block sizes can also be optimized automatically based on the dimension sizes of the GeoRaster object and the desired output required by users, so that each GeoRaster object uses only minimum padding space but still meets the application requirements.

For more information, see Section 1.4.1, especially Table 1-1, "storageParam Keywords for Raster Data".

3.9 Copying GeoRaster Objects

To copy a GeoRaster object, you must either copy it into an empty GeoRaster object or overwrite an existing valid GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) To make an identical copy of the source GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.copy procedure; to make a copy that includes storage format changes, use the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure (see Section 3.8).

To copy a GeoRaster object using an empty GeoRaster object, follow these steps:

Initialize an empty GeoRaster object while inserting it into the destination table, returning the empty GeoRaster object.

Use the SDO_GEOR.copy or SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure to copy the GeoRaster object into the returned empty GeoRaster object.

Use UPDATE statement to update the desired row in the destination table so that its GeoRaster column contains the copied GeoRaster object.

When you are ready to commit the transaction, use the COMMIT statement.

For an example of copying using an empty GeoRaster object, see the example for the SDO_GEOR.copy procedure inChapter 4.

To copy a GeoRaster object so that it overwrites (replaces) an existing GeoRaster object, follow these steps:

Select the existing GeoRaster object for update.

Use the SDO_GEOR.copy or SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure to copy the selected GeoRaster object into either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object.

Use UPDATE statement to update the desired row in the destination table so that its GeoRaster column contains the copied GeoRaster object.

When you are ready to commit the transaction, use the COMMIT statement.

For an example of copying to replace an existing GeoRaster object and to change its storage format, see the example for the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure inChapter 4.

3.10 Querying and Updating GeoRaster Metadata

You can query metadata for a GeoRaster object, and you can update many attributes of the metadata.

You can use many functions, most of whose names start with get, to query the metadata and ancillary information (for example, SDO_GEOR.getTotalLayerNumber and SDO_GEOR.hasPseudoColor).

You can use several subprograms, most of whose names start with set, to update metadata and ancillary data (for example, SDO_GEOR.setSRS and SDO_GEOR.setColorMap).

For many of the get functions, there is a corresponding procedure, whose name starts with set, to set, modify, or delete the value of a metadata attribute. For most set procedures, to delete the value of the metadata attribute that the procedure is designed to modify, specify a null value for the attribute. For example, to delete the bin table for a layer of a GeoRaster object, call the SDO_GEOR.setBinTable procedure and specify a null tableName parameter. However, in most cases you cannot specify a null value for other related attributes. For example, you cannot specify a null layerNumber parameter in a call to the SDO_GEOR.setBinTable procedure.

Note the following recommendations, requirements, and restrictions:

Most GeoRaster metadata can also be retrieved and modified using XMLType methods or XML-specific SQL functions, such as extract and updateXML. However, if a GeoRaster get or set subprogram exists for the metadata attribute you want to retrieve or change, use the GeoRaster subprogram instead of an XMLType interface, because the GeoRaster subprograms validate any changes before they are made. If you do call XMLType methods or XML-specific SQL functions to update metadata, you should validate the GeoRaster object before you commit the transaction.

Never directly set the metadata to be null.

Do not directly update the rasterType attribute of a GeoRaster object; instead, call the SDO_GEOR.setRasterType procedure.

To change the raster data table name, use the SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT procedure.

In general, you should not directly update the attributes of a GeoRaster object, except for the spatialExtent attribute.

3.11 Querying and Updating GeoRaster Cell Data

To display part or all of a raster image, you can query the data for a cell (pixel), a range of cells, or the entire image associated with a GeoRaster object:

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue returns cell values of one or multiple layers or bands for a specified location.

SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble evaluates a direct location based on neighboring cell values by using a specified interpolation method, and returns the raster values (double precision numbers) for the specified bands or layers for that location.

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset creates a single BLOB object containing all cells of a precise subset of the GeoRaster object (as specified by a rectangular window or a clipping polygon geometry, layer or band numbers, and pyramid level). This BLOB object contains only raster cells and no related metadata.

SDO_GEOR.reproject not only transforms a whole GeoRaster object from one projected coordinate system to another, but can also include the same capability as SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset by directly transforming the query result (a single BLOB) into a different coordinate system.

SDO_GEOR.getRasterData creates a single BLOB object containing all cells of the GeoRaster object at a specified pyramid level. This BLOB object contains only raster cells and no related metadata.

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlocks returns an object that includes all image data inside or touching a specified window. Specifically, it returns an object of the SDO_RASTERSET collection type that identifies all blocks of a specified pyramid level that are inside or touch a specified window.

You can also use the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure to export all or part of a raster image to a BLOB object (binary image format) or to a file of a specified file format type.

To update or change the value of raster cells in a specified window to a single value, you can use the SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue procedure. You can call the SDO_GEOR.updateRaster procedure to update a specified pyramid of a specified area, or the overlapping parts of one GeoRaster object, with a specified pyramid and specified bands or layers of another GeoRaster object. Both the SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue and the SDO_GEOR.updateRaster procedures support all pyramid levels, including the original raster data (that is, pyramid level 0).

Note:

If you use any procedure that adds or overwrites data in the input GeoRaster object, you should make a copy of the original GeoRaster object and use the procedure on the copied object. After you are satisfied with the result of the procedure, you can discard the original GeoRaster object if you wish.

If you want to change the raster data table name, the attributes of a GeoRaster object, or any other metadata, see the recommendations, requirements, and restrictions noted in Section 3.10, "Querying and Updating GeoRaster Metadata".

3.12 Processing GeoRaster Objects

You can perform a variety of processing operations on GeoRaster data, including changing the format, subsetting (cropping), scaling, reprojecting (from one coordinate system to another), generating pyramids, and generating statistics and histograms. Some relevant subprograms are SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy, SDO_GEOR.subset, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, SDO_GEOR.reproject, SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid, SDO_GEOR.deletePyramid, SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers, and SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics.

See also the GeoRaster PL/SQL demo files, described in Section 1.15, for examples and explanatory comments.

3.13 Compressing and Decompressing GeoRaster Objects

You can reduce the storage space requirements for GeoRaster objects by compressing them using JPEG-B, JPEG-F, or DEFLATE compression. You can decompress any compressed GeoRaster object, although this is not required for any GeoRaster operations, because any GeoRaster operation that can be performed on an uncompressed (decompressed) GeoRaster object can be performed on a compressed GeoRaster object.

To compress or decompress a GeoRaster object, use the compression keyword in the storageParam parameter with the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure, or with several other procedures that load and process a GeoRaster object to create another GeoRaster object, including SDO_GEOR.importFrom, SDO_GEOR.mosaic, SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy, and SDO_GEOR.subset. (There are no separate procedures for compressing and decompressing a GeoRaster object.)

For more information about GeoRaster compression and decompression, see Section 1.10, including information about support for third-party compression solutions in Section 1.10.4.

3.14 Viewing GeoRaster Objects

To view GeoRaster objects, you have the following options:

Call the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure to export GeoRaster objects to image files, and then display the images using image tools or a Web browser.

Use the standalone GeoRaster viewer tool (one of the tools described in Section 1.14).

With the GeoRaster viewer tool, you can select a GeoRaster object of a database schema (user), query and display the whole or a subset of a GeoRaster object, zoom in and zoom out, scroll, and perform other basic operations. The pyramid level, cell coordinates, and model coordinates (if the object is georeferenced) are displayed for the point at the mouse pointer location. You can display individual cell values and choose different layers of a multiband or hyperspectral image for RGB full color display. The blocking boundaries can be overlapped on the top of the display. Depending on the data and your requests, the viewer can display the raster data in grayscale, pseudocolor, and 24-bit true color over an intranet or the Internet. Some of the basic GeoRaster metadata is also displayed.

The GeoRaster viewer tool provides a set of image processing operators for enhanced display of the GeoRaster objects, especially for those whose cell depth is greater than 8 or is a floating-point number. It can also display and apply bitmap masks on the GeoRaster objects if they have bitmap masks.

The GeoRaster viewer tool also includes menu commands to call the GeoRaster loader and exporter tools, thus enabling you to use a single tool as an interface to the capabilities of all the GeoRaster tools.

3.15 Exporting GeoRaster Objects

To load and export imagery or raster data, always consider third-party ETL tools (see the note in Section 1.14)

If you use features in GeoRaster to export GeoRaster objects to image files, you have the following options:

Call the SDO_GEOR.exportTo procedure (which can export either to a file or to a BLOB object).

Use the GeoRaster exporter tool or viewer tool, which are described in Section 1.14.

3.16 Updating GeoRaster Objects Before Committing

Before you commit a database transaction that inserts, updates, or deletes GeoRaster cell data or metadata, you should update the GeoRaster object. If you do not update the GeoRaster object after changing cell data, one or more of the following can result: an invalid GeoRaster object, dangling raster data, and inconsistent metadata. If you do not update the GeoRaster object after changing GeoRaster metadata, the metadata changes will not take effect.

If you decide to roll back the transaction instead of committing it, an UPDATE statement is not needed.

In Example 3-5, the UPDATE statement is required after the call to the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure and before the COMMIT statement.

Example 3-5 Updating a GeoRaster Object Before Committing

DECLARE
    gr1 sdo_georaster;
    gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
    SELECT georaster INTO gr2 from georaster_table WHERE georid=11 FOR UPDATE;
    SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=1;
    sdo_geor.changeFormatCopy(gr1, 'blocksize=(2048,2048)', gr2);
    UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=11;
    COMMIT;
END;
/

3.17 Using Template-Related Subprograms to Develop GeoRaster Applications

The SDO_GEOR.createTemplate and SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator subprograms enable you to develop GeoRaster applications, such as ETL tools and image processing systems that work with GeoRaster objects, by reading and writing GeoRaster metadata and binary raster data without dealing directly with the Oracle XMLType, the GeoRaster XML schema, and Oracle BLOBs.

After you create a new GeoRaster object (explained in Section 3.2), you can use the SDO_GEOR.createTemplate function to populate the metadata of the GeoRaster object with basic information, such as raster type, dimension sizes, ultCoordinates, cell depth, interleaving type, blocking and block size, pyramid resampling method and reducing level, and compression method and quality. This function can optionally populate the raster data table with the correct number of rows and row data consisting of raster blocks containing empty BLOBs.

The XML metadata generated by the SDO_GEOR.createTemplate function conforms to the GeoRaster metadata schema. You can then use other GeoRaster subprogams to query or update the metadata (see Section 3.10).

You can use the SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator procedure to get the raster block locator by specifying the pyramid level and block number. If you have the raster block locator, you can then use the OCI or Java JDBC LOB interfaces to read and write the binary raster data. (The SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator procedure does not itself read or process LOB data.) To use this approach, you must understand the physical storage of the raster data (explained in Section 1.4), and you must compress and decompress the data as necessary before reading from or writing to the BLOB.

3.18 Using GeoRaster with Workspace Manager and Label Security

To use GeoRaster with Oracle Workspace Manager or Oracle Label Security, you must define an object view of SDO_RASTER type and use the object view as the raster storage. The object view must be defined on a single relational table (the base raster data table) that has all the necessary columns and the necessary primary key definition. The following example shows the general form of statements to create the table and the view:

CREATE TABLE <rdt_base_table>
(  RASTERID NUMBER,
   PYRAMIDLEVEL NUMBER,
   BANDBLOCKNUMBER NUMBER,
   ROWBLOCKNUMBER NUMBER,
   COLUMNBLOCKNUMBER NUMBER,
   BLOCKMBR SDO_GEOMETRY,
   RASTERBLOCK BLOB,
   PRIMARY KEY (RASTERID,PYRAMIDLEVEL,BANDBLOCKNUMBER,
                ROWBLOCKNUMBER,COLUMNBLOCKNUMBER)
) LOB (RASTERBLOCK) STORE AS SECUREFILE(CACHE);

CREATE VIEW <rdt_view> OF SDO_RASTER
 WITH OBJECT OID (RASTERID,PYRAMIDLEVEL,BANDBLOCKNUMBER,
                ROWBLOCKNUMBER,COLUMNBLOCKNUMBER)
 AS SELECT RASTERID,PYRAMIDLEVEL,BANDBLOCKNUMBER,ROWBLOCKNUMBER,COLUMNBLOCKNUMBER,
           BLOCKMBR,RASTRBLOCK
      FROM <rdt_base_table>;

Use the name of the object view to create GeoRaster objects. For example (general format):

INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
  VALUES (0, SDO_GEOR.init(<rdt_view>));

The name of the object view is used in the RDT_TABLE_NAME column of the GeoRaster system data views (see Section 2.4). Grant the same privileges on the object view as you would for a raster object table. For example (general format)

GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE on <rdt_view> TO SCOTT;

3.18.1 Using GeoRaster with Workspace Manager

With Workspace Manager, you can conveniently manage changes to the raster data by saving different raster data versions and making modifications in different workspaces. To use GeoRaster with Workspace Manager, you must use raster data views for raster storage and version-enable the underlying base raster data tables. For example (general format):

EXECUTE DBMS_WM.EnableVersioning (<rdt_base_table>, 'VIEW_WO_OVERWRITE');

Note:

You can version-enable only raster data tables. Do not version-enable any GeoRaster tables, where GeoRaster objects are stored, and do not perform any operations that will require a GeoRaster table to be modified while you are in a workspace.

After you version-enable a base RDT, you can use the subprograms in the DBMS_WM package to manage changes to the raster data. If you need to directly modify a raster block, call the DBMS_WM.copyForUpdate procedure before the operation, as shown in the following example:

declare
  geor sdo_georaster;
  cond varchar2(1000);
  lb   blob;
  r1   raw(1024);
  amt  number;
begin
  r1 := utl_raw.copies(utl_raw.cast_to_raw('0'),1024);

  select georaster into geor from georaster_table where georid=1;
  cond := 'rasterId=' || geor.rasterId || ' AND pyramidLevel=0 AND ' ||
          ' bandBlockNumber=0 AND rowBlockNumber=0 AND columnBlockNumber=0';
  dbms_wm.copyForUpdate(geor.rasterDataTable, cond);
  sdo_geor.getRasterBlockLocator(geor, 0, 0, 0, 0, lb, null, 'TRUE');
  amt := 1024;
  dbms_lob.write(lb, amt, 1, r1);
end;
/

However, if you modify raster data using GeoRaster subprograms, you do not need to call the DBMS_WM.copyForUpdate procedure beforehand.

For information about Workspace Manager, see Oracle Database Workspace Manager Developer's Guide.

3.18.2 Using GeoRaster with Label Security

Oracle Label Security provides row-level access control for sensitive data based on a user's level of security clearance. To use GeoRaster with Label Security, follow these basic steps:

Create the GeoRaster table, RDT base table or tables, and an object view of SDO_RASTER type for each RDT.

Create an Oracle Label Security policy and define the label components.

Create labeling functions for the GeoRaster table and the RDT base table or tables.

The labels for rows in a GeoRaster table should be generated according to the application's requirements. Use the same label for both the row that stores a GeoRaster object and for the GeoRaster object's raster rows in the associated RDT base table; otherwise, the GeoRaster objects might be invalid or have an inconsistent status.

The following example creates the labeling function for an RDT base table:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION gen_rdt_label(rdt_view_name varchar2, rid number)
  RETURN LBACSYS.LBAC_LABEL
AS
  tabname varchar2(80);
  schema  varchar2(32);
  grcol   varchar2(1024);
  colname varchar2(30);
  label   NUMBER;
BEGIN
  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
   'SELECT v.owner, v.table_name, v.column_name grcol, p.column_name ' ||
   '  FROM all_sdo_geor_sysdata v, all_sa_policies p, all_sa_table_policies t '
   || ' WHERE v.rdt_table_name=:1 AND v.raster_id=:2 AND ' ||
   ' v.owner=t.schema_name AND v.table_name=t.table_name AND ' ||
   ' p.policy_name=t.policy_name '
   INTO schema, tabname, grcol, colname
   USING upper(rdt_view_name), rid;
  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
    'SELECT t.' || colname  ||
     ' FROM ' || schema || '.' || tabname || ' t ' ||
     ' WHERE t.' || grcol || '.rasterdatatable=:1 AND ' ||
     '       t.' || grcol || '.rasterid=:2'
    INTO label
    USING upper(rdt), rid;
  RETURN LBACSYS.LBAC_LABEL.NEW_LBAC_LABEL(label);
END;
/

Apply the Label Security policy to a GeoRaster table and its associated RDT base table or tables.

The following example (general format) applies a Label Security policy to an RDT base table using the labeling function example from the preceding step.

BEGIN
  SA_POLICY_ADMIN.REMOVE_TABLE_POLICY(<policy_name>,<schema_name>,<rdt_base_table>);
  SA_POLICY_ADMIN.APPLY_TABLE_POLICY(
    POLICY_NAME => <policy_name>,
    SCHEMA_NAME => <schema_name>,
    TABLE_NAME  => <rdt_base_table>,
    TABLE_OPTIONS => 'READ_CONTROL,WRITE_CONTROL,CHECK_CONTROL',
    LABEL_FUNCTION => '<schema_name>.gen_rdt_label(<rdt_view>,:new.rasterid)',
    PREDICATE => NULL);
END;
/

Create and authorize users, and complete other administrative tasks related to Label Security.

You can load GeoRaster data before or after applying the policy to the tables.

The ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view (described in Section 2.4) contains system data for all GeoRaster objects accessible by the current user, and accessibility in this case is determined by the user's privileges as defined in the context of discretionary access control (DAC).

After the label for a GeoRaster table row is updated, ensure that the related data labels in the base RDT are updated, so that the labels are synchronized.

For information about Label Security, see Oracle Label Security Administrator's Guide.

3.19 Maintaining Efficient Tablespace Use by GeoRaster Objects

After delete or rollback operations, unused space allocated to a raster data table might not be promptly returned to the underlying tablespace. This could result in wasted tablespace area, and it can be a significant issue if the amount of raster data is large. If the raster data table is created using BasicFile LOBs in an automatic segment space management tablespace, you can explicitly shrink the rasterBlock LOB segment or the raster data table by altering the raster data table, as shown in Example 3-6 and Example 3-7.

Example 3-6 Shrinking a BasicFile RasterBlock LOB Segment

ALTER TABLE city_images_rdt MODIFY LOB (rasterBlock) (SHRINK SPACE);

Example 3-7 Shrinking a Raster Data Table

ALTER TABLE city_images_rdt ENABLE ROW MOVEMENT;
ALTER TABLE city_images_rdt SHRINK SPACE CASCADE;

If you are using SecureFiles, or if you are using BasicFiles allocated in a manual segment space management tablespace, you cannot reclaim unused space using the ALTER TABLE statements as shown in the preceding examples. Instead, you should create some working (for temporary use) raster data tables and try to put any intermittent results in these RDTs, and then drop these working RDTs after they are no longer needed.

3.20 Maintaining GeoRaster Objects and System Data in the Database

Although GeoRaster provides internal database mechanism to prevent the creation of invalid GeoRaster objects and system data, sometimes such GeoRaster objects and system data might exist in the database, especially after an upgrade from a previous release, or after some user errors in operations on GeoRaster system data. Examples of such invalid objects and system data include the following:

An entry in the GeoRaster system data views (xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA, described in Section 2.4) refers to a nonexistent GeoRaster table or column.

Two or more GeoRaster objects have the same pair of RDT name and raster ID values.

Some GeoRaster objects, tables, columns, or RDTs not registered.

An RDT name is not unique.

A GeoRaster object is non-empty or nonblank, but an associated RDT does not exist.

After a database upgrade, you should call the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded function to check for any invalid GeoRaster objects and invalid system data for the current version. If there are any errors or invalid data, call the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster function to have the problems automatically corrected. If you connect as user MDSYS, the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster function upgrades all GeoRaster objects in the database; otherwise, it upgrades only GeoRaster objects in the schema of the current user. (See the reference and usage information about SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster in Chapter 5.)

For regular maintenance due to possible user errors, several functions and procedures will be helpful in checking for and correcting invalid GeoRaster objects and system data entries:

To check for errors, call SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries and SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listUnregisteredRDT.

To check for dangling raster data, call SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData.

To correct all invalid system data entries, call SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.maintainSysdataEntries.

To create correct DML triggers for all GeoRaster columns, call SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterColumns.

To register all existing GeoRaster objects in the sysdata table, call SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects.

See the reference and usage information about these procedures and functions in Chapter 5.

3.21 Transferring GeoRaster Data Between Databases

You can use either the Data Pump Export and Import utilities or the original Export and Import utilities to transfer GeoRaster data between databases. You must export and import rows from both the GeoRaster table and its related raster data table or tables. After the transfer, you do not need to insert the GeoRaster system data for the imported GeoRaster objects into the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view (described in Section 2.4) in the target schema; however, you should use the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function to check the validity of imported GeoRaster objects before you perform any operations on these objects.

For information about the Data Pump Export and Import utilities and the original Export and Import utilities, see Oracle Database Utilities.

To transfer GeoRaster data between databases, follow these general steps:

Check for and resolve any conflicts, as explained in Section 3.21.1.

Perform the data transfer, as explained in Section 3.21.2.

3.21.1 Checking for and Resolving Conflicts

For a successful import of GeoRaster data into a target database, there must be no conflicts in the target schema's GeoRaster system data. The following conditions can cause a conflict:

A raster data table with the same name is already defined in another schema in the target database.

For example, you might plan to import a GeoRaster object by creating its raster data table (RDT) in the target schema, but an existing RDT in the target schema might already have the same name. In this case, you should use the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRDT or SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isRDTNameUnique function to check both source database and target database to see if there are RDT name conflicts; and if there are any conflicts, use the SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT procedure to rename the RDT to a different name in the target database to solve the conflicts before you import the GeoRaster objects.

Any pairs of raster data table name and raster ID to be inserted into the target schema's USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view are not unique.

For example, if you import RDT data by appending to an existing RDT in the target database, this conflict might occur. In this case, before importing the data into the target database, use the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterObjects function to list all GeoRaster objects defined in the target schema, and make sure that there are no conflicts in the combination of RDT name and raster ID between existing GeoRaster data and the GeoRaster data to be imported. If there are any conflicts, change the raster ID of the GeoRaster object in the target schema to resolve the conflicts; otherwise, those GeoRaster objects with conflicts in the dump file will get rejected when you perform import process.

If you need to check the raster data table (RDT) name and raster ID (RID) information in the dump file, you have the following options: check the information in the source database; request the information from the provider of the dump file; load the dump file into a separate test database and check the information there; or (if you cannot use a separate database for testing) load the dump file into a test schema in the current database and check the information. To load the dump file into a test schema in the current database and check the information, follow these steps:

Create a test schema in the target database.

Load all GeoRaster tables into this test schema from the dump file, using the Data Pump Import utility with the CONTENT = METADATA_ONLY parameter.

Connect to the database as the MDSYS user, and disable all DML triggers on the GeoRaster tables that were loaded in the preceding step.

Load the data into the GeoRaster tables, using the Data Pump Import utility with the CONTENT = DATA_ONLY parameter.

Retrieve the RDT/RID (raster data table name and raster ID) pairs directly from the GeoRaster tables in the test schema.

After you resolve conflicts, you should ensure the integrity of GeoRaster metadata and data (see Section 3.20). You should also validate any fixed GeoRaster objects before performing a commit or any other operation.

For general information about resolving conflicts during import operations, see the description of the TABLE_EXISTS_ACTION parameter in the Data Pump Import chapter of Oracle Database Utilities.

3.21.2 Performing the GeoRaster Data Transfer

When you export GeoRaster data from one database and import it into another, the GeoRaster database management system ensures that the necessary DML triggers and system data entries are automatically generated after the GeoRaster tables and objects are imported into the target database.

To export GeoRaster data, do as you would for other types of data. For example:

expdp scott schemas=scott directory=dump_dir dumpfile=exp.dmp
Enter password: password

To import GeoRaster data, do as you would for other types of data, but exclude the GeoRaster internal DML triggers. For example:

Ensure that no conflicts exist between the GeoRaster data to be imported and the existing GeoRaster data in the target database, as explained in Section 3.21.1.

If any conflicts are not resolved, some exceptions will be raised and only non-conflicted GeoRaster data will be imported into the target database.

Import GeoRaster data as you would for other types of data, but exclude the GeoRaster internal DML triggers (whose names start with GRDMLTR_). For example:

impdp scott schemas=scott directory=dump_dir dumpfile=exp.dmp parfile=exclude.par
Enter password: password

where the exclude.par file contains the following:

exclude=trigger:"like 'GRDMLTR_%'"

3.22 Using Transportable Tablespaces with GeoRaster Data

You can use the Oracle Database transportable tablespaces feature with GeoRaster data.

If a tablespace to be transported contains any spatial indexes on the GeoRaster tables or raster data tables (RDTs), you may have to take some preparatory steps. See the Usage Notes for the SDO_UTIL.PREPARE_FOR_TTS and SDO_UTIL.INITIALIZE_INDEXES_FOR_TTS procedures in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide for more information about using the transportable tablespace feature with spatial data.

For a successful import of GeoRaster data into a target database, there must be no conflicts in the target schema's GeoRaster system data. Before you transport the tablespace to another database or schema, it is recommended (but not required) that you check for and resolve such conflicts by following the procedure described in Section 3.21.1. For this reason, you should design GeoRaster tables and RDT tables so as to avoid such foreseeable conflicts before you use such transportable tablespaces in the source database.

Regardless or whether a transported tablespace has any spatial indexes, after transporting the tablespace that contains GeoRaster objects, do the following:

Call the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects procedure (described in Chapter 5) to register all GeoRaster objects in the current schema or new database.

Before you use the transported GeoRaster data, perform the "regular maintenance" operations described in Section 3.20, to maintain GeoRaster objects and system data and to ensure all GeoRaster objects are correctly transported and properly registered.

If you find any conflicts, call the SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT or SDO_GEOR_UTL.makeRDTNamesUnique procedure to solve such conflicts, and validate again.

For detailed information about transportable tablespaces and transporting tablespaces to other databases, see Oracle Database Administrator's Guide.

4 SDO_GEOR Package Reference

The MDSYS.SDO_GEOR package contains subprograms (functions and procedures) for creating, modifying, and retrieving information about GeoRaster objects. This chapter presents reference information, with one or more examples, for each subprogram.

The subprograms are presented in alphabetical order in this chapter. They can be grouped into several logical categories, as explained in Section 1.12. Many of the subprograms are also discussed in Chapter 3, "GeoRaster Operations".

Many examples in this chapter refer to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

All SDO_GEOR subprograms can work on GeoRaster objects defined in schemas other than the current connection schema.

SDO_GEOR.addNODATA

Format

SDO_GEOR.addNODATA(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     nodata IN NUMBER);

or

SDO_GEOR.addNODATA(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     nodata IN SDO_RANGE_ARRAY);

Description

Adds one or more NODATA values or value ranges, to represent NODATA cells in one layer or all layers in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Layer number in the GeoRaster object. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

nodata

Either a single numeric value, or an array of numbers or number ranges. Any NODATA value range is inclusive at the lower bound and exclusive at the upper bound.

The SDO_RANGE_ARRAY type is described in Section 1.9

Usage Notes

Some cells of a GeoRaster object may have no meaningful value assigned or collected. Such cells contain a NODATA value are thus called NODATA cells, which means that those cells are not semantically defined. The application is responsible for defining the meaning or significance of cells identified as NODATA cells. For more information about NODATA values and value ranges, see Section 1.9.

Any NODATA values or value ranges associated with the object layer apply to all sublayers. For an explanation of layers, the object layer, and sublayers, see Section 1.5.

NODATA values must be in the valid cell value range. Both the lower bound and the upper bound of a NODATA value range must be valid cell values as specified by the cell depth. Because NODATA value ranges are exclusive at the upper bound, if you want to specify the maximum valid cell value as NODATA, you must specify the maximum valid cell value as a single numeric NODATA value.

This procedure associates NODATA values or value ranges with a raster layer incrementally. It removes duplicate values or value ranges and combines adjacent values or value ranges to form a compact representation in the metadata whenever feasible. However, a single numeric NODATA value that is equal to the upper bound of a NODATA value range will not be combined together with the value range because it is not always feasible to calculate the new exclusive upper bound.

To delete one or more NODATA values or value ranges, use the SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA procedure. To return the NODATA values for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getNODATA function.

Examples

The following example specifies that cells with values that are greater than or equal to 5 and less than 7, or that are equal to 9, are to be considered NODATA cells for the object layer (and thus all sublayers) of a specified GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1 FOR UPDATE;
  SDO_GEOR.addNODATA(gr, 0, sdo_range_array(sdo_range(5,7), sdo_range(9,null)));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr WHERE georid=1;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.addSourceInfo

Format

SDO_GEOR.addSourceInfo(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourceInfo IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Adds to the source information for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

sourceInfo

String with source information. Cannot exceed 4096 characters.

Usage Notes

The specified sourceInfo string is added to the <sourceInfo> element in the metadata for the GeoRaster object (described in Appendix A). You can call this procedure as many times as needed to put multiple string values in the <sourceInfo> element or to add string values to any existing values.

If you want to replace any existing source information value or values, use the SDO_GEOR.setSourceInfo procedure.

Examples

The following example sets and adds some source information for a specified GeoRaster object, and then retrieves the information.

declare
 gr sdo_georaster;
begin
 select georaster into gr from georaster_table where georid=1 for update;
 sdo_geor.setSourceInfo(gr, 'Copyright (c) 2002, 2007, Oracle Corporation.');
 sdo_geor.addSourceInfo(gr, 'All rights reserved.');
 update georaster_table set georaster=gr where georid=1;
end;
/

select * from table(select sdo_geor.getSourceInfo(georaster) from georaster_table where id=1);

COLUMN_VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright (c) 2002, 2007, Oracle Corporation.
All rights reserved.

SDO_GEOR.calcCompressionRatio

Format

SDO_GEOR.calcCompressionRatio(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the compression ratio of a specified GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The compression ratio is the sum of the sizes of all raster blocks (including pyramids) in the uncompressed GeoRaster object divided by the sum of these sizes in the compressed form of the object. If the input GeoRaster object is not compressed, the compression ratio is 1 (that is, 1:1).

For a given original GeoRaster object, the greater the compression ratio, the smaller is the compressed GeoRaster object. For example, a compression ratio of 20 (that is, 20:1), the data is compressed to 5 percent of its original size.

For more information about GeoRaster compression, see Section 1.10.

Examples

The following example returns the compression type and compression ratio for the GeoRaster object in the GEORASTER column of table GEORASTER_TABLE where the GEORID column value is 1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getCompressionType(georaster) compType,
    sdo_geor.calcCompressionRatio(georaster) compRatio
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;

SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue

Format

SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     window IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     newCellValue IN NUMBER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     window IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     newCellValue IN NUMBER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Changes the value of raster cells in a specified window of a GeoRaster object to a single new value.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

window

Window in which to change the values of all cells to newCellValue. The data type can be SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY or SDO_GEOMETRY. If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, see the Usage Notes for SDO_SRID requirements and other information.

bandNumbers

A string identifying the physical band numbers on which the operation is to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 1-3 for bands 1, 2, and 3).

layerNumbers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which the operation is to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4).

newCellValue

The new cell value for each cell inside the window in the specified bands or layers. The value must be in the range designated by the cellDepth value for the GeoRaster object.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

Because this procedure overwrites data in the input GeoRaster object, you should make a copy of the original GeoRaster object and use this procedure on the copied object. After you are satisfied with the result of this procedure, you can discard the original GeoRaster object if you wish.

This procedure can be used to mask, or conceal, parts of an image. For example, you can change irrelevant parts of an image to a dull color before displaying the image, to help people to focus on the relevant parts.

If the window parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the SDO_SRID value must be one of the following:

Null, to specify raster space

A value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table

If the SDO_SRID values for the window parameter geometry and the model space are different, the window parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

If the window parameter specifies a nonrectangular SDO_GEOMETRY object, this function calculates the MBR of the geometry and update the cells inside that MBR, including the cells on the boundary of the MBR.

If the window parameter specifies a geodetic MBR, it cannot cross the date line meridian. For information about geodetic MBRs, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

If georaster is a blank GeoRaster object and the whole area is updated, the result is a blank GeoRaster object with the blankCellValue value set to newCellValue.

If georaster is a blank GeoRaster object and it is only partially updated, the result is a nonblank GeoRaster object with the original blankCellValue and newCellValue values set according to the window parameter and the bandNumbers or layerNumbers parameter.

If georaster is a nonblank GeoRaster object, the result is a nonblank GeoRaster object, even if all cells are set to the newCellValue value.

If georaster is null, this procedure performs no operation. If georaster is invalid, an exception is raised.

If any pyramids are defined on the GeoRaster object, the corresponding cell values for the pyramids are updated.

To return the value of a single cell located anywhere in the GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getCellValue function.

Examples

The following example changes the value of all cells to 151 in a specified window in band number 1. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=110 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.changeCellValue(gr, sdo_number_array(100,67,134,113), '1', 151);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr WHERE georid=110;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy

Format

SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Makes a copy of an existing GeoRaster object using a different storage format (for example, changing the blocking, cell depth, or interleaving).

Parameters

inGeoRaster

The SDO_GEORASTER object whose format is to be copied.

pyramidLevel

A number specifying the pyramid level of the source GeoRaster object.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters, as explained in Section 1.4.1.

outGeoRaster

The SDO_GEORASTER object to hold the copy. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as inGeoRaster.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

This procedure creates a new GeoRaster object that has the specified changes, based on the original GeoRaster object or a specified pyramid level of it. After you use this procedure, you can check to ensure that the desired changes were made in the copy, and then discard the original GeoRaster object if you wish.

If you use the format that does not include the pyramidLevel parameter, the copy is based on the original GeoRaster object (pyramidLevel=0).

If the copy is to be made from a pyramid of the original GeoRaster object (pyramidLevel > 0), and if the original GeoRaster object is georeferenced, georeferencing information is generated for the resulting GeoRaster object only when the georeference is a valid polynomial transformation. The resulting object's row and column ultCoordinates are set to (0,0).

To compress or decompress a GeoRaster object, use the compression keyword in the storageParam parameter. (There is no separate GeoRaster function or procedure for compressing or decompressing a GeoRaster object.)

If inGeoRaster is null, this procedure performs no operation.

If storageParam is null, inGeoRaster is copied to outGeoRaster.

If outGeoRaster has any raster data, it is deleted before the copy operation.

inGeoRaster and outGeoRaster must be different GeoRaster objects.

If pyramid data exists for inGeoRaster, any upper level pyramid data is copied to outGeoRaster unless the storageParam string contains pyramid=FALSE.

An exception is raised if one or more of the following are true:

inGeoRaster is invalid.

outGeoRaster has not been initialized.

A raster data table for outGeoRaster does not exist and outGeoRaster is not a blank GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example creates a GeoRaster object that is the same as the input object except that the block size is set to 2048 for both dimensions. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
    gr1 sdo_georaster;
    gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
    SELECT georaster INTO gr2 from georaster_table WHERE georid=11 FOR UPDATE;
    SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=1;

    sdo_geor.changeFormatCopy(gr1, 'blocksize=(2048,2048)', gr2);
    UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=11;
    COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.copy

Format

SDO_GEOR.copy(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER);

Description

Makes a copy of an existing GeoRaster object.

Parameters

inGeoRaster

GeoRaster object to be copied.

outGeoRaster

GeoRaster object to hold the result of the copy operation. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as inGeoRaster.

Usage Notes

The outGeoRaster object is an exact copy of the inGeoRaster object. To make any changes to the output GeoRaster object during a copy operation, use the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure.

If inGeoRaster is null, this procedure performs no operation.

If outGeoRaster has any raster data, it is deleted before the copy operation.

inGeoRaster and outGeoRaster must be different GeoRaster objects.

If pyramid data exists for inGeoRaster, the pyramid data is copied to outGeoRaster.

An exception is raised if one or more of the following are true:

inGeoRaster is invalid.

outGeoRaster has not been initialized.

A raster data table for outGeoRaster does not exist and outGeoRaster is not a blank GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example inserts an initialized GeoRaster object (gr2) into the GEORASTER column of table GEORASTER_TABLE, makes gr2 an exact copy of another GeoRaster object (gr1), and updates the row that had been inserted using gr2 for the GEORASTER column value. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr1 sdo_georaster;
  gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  INSERT INTO georaster_table VALUES (11, sdo_geor.init('RDT_11', 1))
    RETURNING georaster INTO gr2;
  SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=1;

  sdo_geor.copy(gr1, gr2);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=11;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.createBlank

Format

SDO_GEOR.createBlank(

     rasterType IN INTEGER,

     ultCoord IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     dimSizes IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     cellValue IN NUMBER,

     rasterDataTable IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     rasterID IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL

     ) RETURN SDO_GEORASTER;

Description

Creates a blank GeoRaster object, in which all cells have the same value; the object must then be registered in the xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views (see the Usage Notes)

Parameters

rasterType

The 5-digit rasterType attribute value, as specified in Section 2.1.1.

ultCoord

An array of the upper-left coordinate integer values for the GeoRaster object. The default value is (0,0) for a GeoRaster object without a band dimension, and (0,0,0) for a GeoRaster object with a band dimension. If this parameter is null, the default value of 0 is used for each dimension. If a value in the specified array is null, the default value of 0 is used for the corresponding dimension. The value for the band dimension must be 0, and you do not need to specify it. (If you specify an array of values, the number of values must not be less than the number of the spatial dimensions or more than the number of total dimensions.)

dimSizes

The number of cells along each dimension. The number of values in the array must be equal to the total number of dimensions, and the size of each dimension must be explicitly specified. The row and column dimension sizes must be greater than 1.

cellValue

The cell value for all raster cells in the created GeoRaster object. Must be from 0 to 255, because the cell depth of the created GeoRaster object is 8BIT_UNSIGNED.

rasterDataTable

Name of the object table of type SDO_RASTER that stores the cell data blocks. Must not contain spaces, period separators, or mixed-case letters in a quoted string; the name is always converted to uppercase when stored in an SDO_GEORASTER object. The RDT should be in the same schema as its associated GeoRaster table. If you do not specify this parameter, GeoRaster generates a unique table name to be used for the raster data table. If you specify this parameter and the table already exists but is not an object table of type SDO_RASTER, an exception is raised.

rasterID

Number that uniquely identifies the cell blocks of this GeoRaster object in the raster data table. If you do not specify this parameter, a unique sequence number is generated for the ID.

Usage Notes

After creating the blank GeoRaster object and before performing any operations on the object, you must register it in the xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views by inserting the empty GeoRaster object into a GeoRaster table. (The xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views are described in Section 2.4. GeoRaster operations are described in Chapter 3.)

The created GeoRaster object has no spatial reference information; therefore, its spatial extent geometry has a null SRID (coordinate system) value. The spatial extent geometry reflects the ultCoord and dimSizes values.

This function does not require that the specified raster data table exist. However, the table must exist before any raster data can be inserted into it.

Although the cell depth of the created GeoRaster object is 8BIT_UNSIGNED, you can change the cell depth after you create the blank GeoRaster object by calling the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure. You can then call the SDO_GEOR.setBlankCellValue procedure to reset the cell value in a different range.

For guidelines that apply to the SDO_GEOR.createBlank and SDO_GEOR.init functions when a table has multiple GeoRaster object columns, see the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.init function.

An exception is raised if any value for an input parameter is invalid.

Examples

The following example inserts a row containing a blank GeoRaster object into the table. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster) VALUES (
  1,
  sdo_geor.createBlank(20001, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0,0),
                       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1024,1024), 255, 'RDT_1')
);

SDO_GEOR.createTemplate

Format

SDO_GEOR.createTemplate(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     rasterType IN INTEGER,

     rasterSpec IN VARCHAR2,

     maskLayers IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     initRDTEntry IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL

     ) ;

Description

Populates a GeoRaster object with metadata of a general pattern, and optionally inserts entries with empty raster blocks into its raster data table.

Parameters

georaster

The GeoRaster object to be updated.

rasterType

The 5-digit rasterType attribute value, as specified in Section 2.1.1.

rasterSpec

A string with raster specification parameters, as explained in the Usage Notes.

maskLayers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which there are associated bitmap masks. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4).

initRDTEntry

The string TRUE causes the raster data table to be populated; the string FALSE causes the raster data table not to be populated. If you do not specify this parameter, the raster data table is not populated.

Usage Notes

This function populates a GeoRaster object with metadata of a general pattern and optionally inserts proper rows (with empty raster blocks) into its raster data table. If the raster data table is to be populated, the raster data table must exist and the GeoRaster object must have been registered in the GeoRaster SYSDATA table.

In general, only use this procedure with an empty GeoRaster object to populate its XML metadata and raster blocks. If you use an existing (good) GeoRaster object, the GeoRaster object will be replaced with the new template object upon update.

The rasterSpec parameter must be a quoted string that contains one or more keyword-value pairs. The following keyword are supported for this parameter:

blocking (for example, blocking=TRUE). For an explanation of this keyword, see Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters".

blocksize (for example, blocksize=(128,128,3)). For an explanation of this keyword, see Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters".

cellDepth (for example, cellDepth=8BIT_S). For an explanation of this keyword, see Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters".

compression (for example, compression=JPEG-B). For an explanation of this keyword, see Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters".

dimSize (for example, dimSize=(256,256,3)): Specifies the row, column, and band dimension sizes. This keyword must be specified and must be consistent with the rasterType parameter.

interleaving (for example, interleaving=BIP). For an explanation of this keyword, see Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters".

quality (for example, quality=75). For an explanation of this keyword, see Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters".

resampling (for example, resampling=NN): Specifies the resampling method. Must be one of the following: NN (value of the nearest neighbor cell in the original GeoRaster object), BILINEAR (distance-weighted average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE4 (simple average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE16 (simple average of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), CUBIC (cubic convolution of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object). This keyword is ignored if rLevel is not set.

rLevel (for example, rLevel=2): Specifies the maximum pyramid reduction level. Must be a positive integer. If you specify this keyword, the pyramid type is set to DECREASE in the metadata; otherwise the pyramid type is set to NONE.

ultCoord (for example, ultCoord=(0,0,0)): Specifies the upper-left coordinate integer values for the GeoRaster object. The default value is 0 for all the dimensions. The value for the band dimension must be 0.

(Note that the following keywords in Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1, "Storage Parameters" are not supported for the rasterSpec parameter: bitmapmask and pyramid.)

For more information about using this function in developing GeoRaster applications, see Section 3.17.

Examples

The following example populates a GeoRaster object with metadata and initial raster data table rows.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
    VALUES (1, sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'))
    RETURNING georaster into gr;
  sdo_geor.createTemplate(gr, 21001,
                       'dimSize=(128,128,3) blocking=false rlevel=2',
                       null, 'TRUE');
  UPDATE georaster_table set georaster=gr where georid=1;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.deleteControlPoint

Format

SDO_GEOR.deleteControlPoint (

     inGeoraster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     controlPointID IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Deletes a ground control point (GCP) that has the specified control point ID value.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

controlPointID

Control point ID for inGeoraster. Must be a string not more than 32 characters.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

If the controlPointID is null, empty or not found in the existing GCPs stored in the GeoRaster object metadata, an exception is raised. If a GCP with the specified point ID is found, that GCP is deleted from the georeferencing model.

Examples

The following example deletes the GCP that has the ID value 23 in a specified GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
   gr1  sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from herman.georaster_table WHERE georid=10 FOR UPDATE;
   sdo_geor.deleteControlPoint(gr1, '23');
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr1 WHERE georid=10;
   COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA

Format

SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     nodata IN NUMBER);

or

SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     nodata IN SDO_RANGE_ARRAY);

Description

Deletes one or more NODATA values or value ranges.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Layer number in the GeoRaster object. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

nodata

Either a single numeric value, or an array of numbers or number ranges. Any NODATA value range is inclusive at the lower bound and exclusive at the upper bound.

The SDO_RANGE_ARRAY type is described in Section 1.9

Usage Notes

When a NODATA value or value range is deleted, the cell depth of the GeoRaster object is taken into consideration to generate the correct new ranges. If the cell depth specifies floating cell values, you can only remove existing single numeric NODATA values or remove a sub-range from an existing NODATA value range.

For information about NODATA values and value ranges, see Section 1.9.

To add one or more NODATA values or value ranges, use the SDO_GEOR.addNODATA procedure. To return the NODATA values for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getNODATA function.

Examples

The following example removes cell value 9 from the NODATA metadata associated with the object layer.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0 FOR UPDATE;
  SDO_GEOR.deleteNODATA(gr, 0, 9);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr WHERE georid=0;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.deletePyramid

Format

SDO_GEOR.deletePyramid(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER);

Description

Deletes the pyramid data of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object for which pyramid data is to be deleted.

Usage Notes

For information about pyramid data, see Section 1.7.

If georaster is null or has no pyramid data, this procedure performs no operation.

An exception is raised if georaster is invalid.

Examples

The following example deletes the pyramid data for a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr1 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr1 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

  sdo_geor.deletePyramid(gr1);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr1 WHERE georid=21;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble

Format

SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     row IN NUMBER,

     collumn IN NUMBER,

     bands IN VARCHAR2,

     interpolationMethod IN VARCHAR2

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

or

SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     ptGeom IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layers IN VARCHAR2,

     interpolationMethod IN VARCHAR2

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Evaluates a direct location using a specified interpolation method, and returns the raster values (double precision numbers) for the specified bands or layers for that location.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level containing the location whose raster values are to be returned.

row

The row coordinate of the location whose raster values are to be returned. This can be a floating point number.

column

The column coordinate of the location whose raster values are to be returned. This can be a floating point number.

bands

A string identifying the physical band numbers on which the operation is to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 1-3 for bands 1, 2, and 3).

ptGeom

Point geometry that identifies the direct location whose raster values are to be returned.

layers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which the operation is to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4). (As mentioned in Section 1.5, the logical layer number is the physical band number plus 1.)

interpolationMethod

A quoted string containing one or more keywords, each with an appropriate value. See the Usage Notes for information about the available keywords and values.

Usage Notes

This function returns interpolated raster values in double precision. In GeoRaster, the original cell values are always associated with the center of the cells, regardless of whether the cell coordinate system type is center-based or upperleft-based.

Identify the location in the GeoRaster object either by specifying its row, column, and band numbers in cell coordinate space, or by specifying a point geometry in either model coordinate space or cell coordinate space.

interpolationMethod must be a quoted string that contains one or more of the following keywords, each with an appropriate value:

interpolationMethod (for example, interpolationMethod=NN): Specifies the interpolation method. Must be one of the following: NN (value of the nearest neighbor cell in the original GeoRaster object), BILINEAR (distance-weighted average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE4 (simple average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE16 (simple average of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), CUBIC (cubic convolution of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object).

nodata (for example, nodata=TRUE): Specifies whether NODATA values and value ranges should be considered during the procedure. Must be either TRUE (NODATA values and value ranges should be considered) or FALSE (NODATA values and value ranges should not be considered). The default value is FALSE. If the value is TRUE and the interpolation method is BILINEAR, AVERAGE4, AVERAGE16, or CUBIC, whenever a cell value involved in the interpolation calculation is a NODATA value, the result of the interpolation is also a NODATA value. The resulting NODATA value is the minimum NODATA value associated with the current raster layer, if multiple NODATA values or value ranges exist.

If interpolationMethod is specified as 'interpolationMethod=NN', this function is equivalent to calling the SDO_GEOR.getCellValue function.

Examples

The following examples return the raster values for a specified location in the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

The examples show the two function formats, and they return the same values for the same location specified in either cell space or model space.

SELECT SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble(a.georaster, 0,
    10.2, 10.3,
    '0-2',
    'interpolationMethod=BILINEAR')
  FROM georaster_table a WHERE georid=21;

SDO_GEOR.EVALUATEDOUBLE(A.GEORASTER,0,10.2,10.3,'0-2','interpolationMethod=BILINEAR')
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(86.68, 135.68, 31.72)

1 row selected.

SELECT SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble(a.georaster, 0,
    SDO_GEOMETRY(2001, 82394, SDO_POINT_TYPE(18492.775, 1012881.9, NULL),
                 NULL, NULL),
    '1-3',
    'interpolationMethod=BILINEAR')
  FROM georaster_table a WHERE georid=21;

SDO_GEOR.EVALUATEDOUBLE(A.GEORASTER,0,SDO_GEOR.GETMODELCOORDINATE(A.GEORASTER,0,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(86.68, 135.68, 31.72)

1 row selected.

SDO_GEOR.exportTo

Format

SDO_GEOR.exportTo(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     subsetParam IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destFormat IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destType IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destName IN VARCHAR2,

     h_destFormat IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     h_destType IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     h_destName IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.exportTo(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     subsetParam IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destFormat IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destBLOB IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB);

or

SDO_GEOR.exportTo(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     subsetParam IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destFormat IN VARCHAR2,

     r_destBLOB IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     h_destFormat IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     h_destCLOB IN OUT NOCOPY CLOB DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Exports a GeoRaster object or a subset of a GeoRaster object to a file or to a BLOB object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object that will be exported.

subsetParam

String containing subset parameters, for exporting a subset of the GeoRaster object. The format and usage are as explained in Section 1.4.1, although some keywords described in that section do not apply to this procedure. The following keywords are supported:

pLevel: Pyramid level to be exported. The default is 0.

cropArea: Specify the area to be exported in the format cropArea = (startRow, startCol, endRow, endCol). It identifies the upper-left (startRow, startCol) and lower-right (endRow, endCol) coordinates of a rectangular window to be exported, and raster space is assumed. If cropArea is not specified, the entire image is exported.

layerNumbers: Layer numbers of the layers to be exported. For example, layerNumbers=(3-5) exports layers 3, 4, and 5; and layerNumbers=(1,3,5) exports layers 1, 3, and 5.

r_destFormat

Raster destination format. Must be one of the following: TIFF, BMP, GeoTIFF, or PNG. (JPEG and GIF are not supported for this procedure.)

r_destType

Type of destination for the export operation. Must be FILE.

r_destName

Destination file name (with full path specification) if destType is FILE. Do not specify the file extension. If you are using this procedure only to export the world file, specify a null value for this parameter.

r_destBLOB

BLOB object to hold the image file resulting from the export operation.

h_destFormat

Geoheader destination format. Must be WORLDFILE.

h_destType

Geoheader type of destination for the export operation. Must be FILE.

h_destName

Geoheader destination file name (with full path specification) if h_destType is FILE. Do not specify the file extension.

h_destCLOB

CLOB object to hold the geoheader file resulting from the export operation.

Usage Notes

Use a format with both r_xxx and h_xxx parameters only if the raster image and geoheader are in separate files.

This procedure does not support JPEG or GIF as a destination file format. You can use the client-side GeoRaster exporter tool, described in Section 1.14, to export to a JPEG file.

This procedure does not support GeoRaster objects that have a cellDepth value of 2BIT.

GeoRaster objects with a cell depth of 8 bits or greater that have a BSQ or BIL interleaving are exported in BIP interleaved format.

The GeoTIFF PixelIsArea raster space is equivalent to the GeoRaster upperleft-based cell coordinate system. An export to GeoTiff is always in PixelIsArea raster space, with a half-pixel adjustment of the affine transformation if the GeoRaster object is in center-based cell coordinate system.

To load GeoTIFF images with the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure, you will need the xtiff-jai.jar and geotiff-jai.jar libraries. For more information about these GeoTIFF libraries, see Section 3.5.

Before you call this procedure, you must have write permission on the output file or the directory to contain the files. The following example (run as user SYSTEM) grants write permission on a specified file to user HERMAN:

call dbms_java.grant_permission('HERMAN','SYS:java.io.FilePermission',
   '/mydirectory/myimages/img1.tif', 'write' );

The maximum amount of GeoRaster data that can be exported in a single operation is 67 megabytes (MB). Thus, the maximum dimensions of a GeoRaster object that can be exported at one time must be such that width*height*bands*cellDepth/8 <= 67 MB and rowBlockSize*columnBlockSize*bands*cellDepth/8 <= 67 MB. For example, for a 3-band, 8-bit GeoRaster object in which the width and height are equal:

The largest exportable width and height are 4728x4728.

The largest exportable block dimensions are 4096x4096.

Examples

The following example shows two export operations. The first operation exports an entire GeoRaster object (except for any georeferencing information) into a BMP format file. The second operation exports a subset of the GeoRaster object to a file with an ESRI world file.

DECLARE
  geor SDO_GEORASTER;
  fileName VARCHAR2(1024);
  tfwName VARCHAR2(1024);

BEGIN

SELECT georaster INTO geor FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 1;

-- Export the whole GeoRaster object into a BMP file, excluding any
-- georeferencing information.
sdo_geor.exportTo(geor, NULL, 'BMP', 'file',
  '/mydirectory/myimages/img1_export');

-- Export a subset to a file with a world file.
fileName := '/mydir/parrotExported';
tfwName := '/mydir/parrotWorldFile';
SELECT georaster INTO geor FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 8;
sdo_geor.exportTo(geor, 'cropArea=(0,0,500,500)',
  'TIFF', 'file', fileName, 'WORLDFILE', 'FILE', tfwName);

END;
/

The following example exports GeoRaster objects into BLOB and CLOB objects.

CREATE TABLE blob_table (blob_col BLOB, blobid NUMBER unique, clob_col CLOB);
INSERT INTO blob_table values (empty_blob(), 3, null);
INSERT INTO blob_table VALUES (empty_blob(), 4, empty_clob());

DECLARE
  lobd1 BLOB;
  lobd2 BLOB;
  lobd3 CLOB;
  geor1 SDO_GEORASTER;
  geor2 SDO_GEORASTER;

BEGIN

-- Example 1: Export to BLOB.
SELECT blob_col INTO lobd1 FROM blob_table WHERE blobid=3 for update;
SELECT georaster INTO geor1 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 13;
sdo_geor.exportTo(geor1, '', 'TIFF', lobd1);
UPDATE blob_table set blob_col = lobd1 WHERE blobid=3;
COMMIT;

-- Example 2: Export GeoRaster to BLOB with world file exported to CLOB.
SELECT blob_col INTO lobd2 FROM blob_table WHERE blobid=4 for update;
SELECT clob_col INTO lobd3 FROM blob_table WHERE blobid=4 for update;
SELECT georaster INTO geor2 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 8;
sdo_geor.exportTo(geor2, 'cropArea=(0,0,500,500)', 'TIFF', lobd2,
  'WORLDFILE', lobd3);
UPDATE blob_table set blob_col = lobd2, clob_col = lobd3 WHERE blobid = 4;
COMMIT;

END;
/

SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR

Format

SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER);

Description

Computes the minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) for each block in a GeoRaster object, and sets the blockMBR attribute for each raster block in the raster data table.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This procedure does not change the GeoRaster object. It sets the value of the blockMBR attribute (described in Section 2.2.6) in each row of the raster data table associated with the GeoRaster object.

If you created the GeoRaster object as described in Section 3.2, the blockMBR attribute values were automatically calculated and they should not need to be validated or generated. However, if the GeoRaster object was generated by a third party, you should validate the blockMBR attribute values using the SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR function; and if any are not valid, call the SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR procedure.

Examples

The following example computes the MBR for a specified GeoRaster object and sets its blockMBR attribute.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.generateBlockMBR(gr);
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid

Format

SDO_GEOR.generatePyramid(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidParams IN VARCHAR2,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Generates pyramid data, which is stored together with the original data.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object for which pyramid data is to be generated and stored.

pyramidParams

A string containing the pyramid parameters. See the Usage Notes for information about the available keywords and values.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

For information about pyramid data, see Section 1.7.

pyramidParams must be a quoted string that contains one or more of the following keywords, each with an appropriate value:

rLevel (for example, rLevel=2): Specifies the maximum reduction level: the number of pyramid levels to create at a smaller (reduced) size than the original object. If you do not specify this keyword, pyramid levels are generated until the smaller of the number of rows or columns is between 64 and 128. The dimension sizes at each lower resolution level are equal to the truncated integer values of the dimension sizes at the next higher resolution level, divided by 2.

resampling (for example, resampling=NN): Specifies the resampling method. Must be one of the following: NN (value of the nearest neighbor cell in the original GeoRaster object), BILINEAR (distance-weighted average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE4 (simple average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE16 (simple average of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), CUBIC (cubic convolution of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object).

nodata (for example, nodata=TRUE): Specifies whether NODATA values and value ranges should be considered during the procedure. Must be either TRUE (NODATA values and value ranges should be considered) or FALSE (NODATA values and value ranges should not be considered). The default value is FALSE. If the value is TRUE and the resampling method is BILINEAR, AVERAGE4, AVERAGE16, or CUBIC, whenever a cell value involved in the resampling calculation is a NODATA value, the result of the resampling is also a NODATA value. The resulting NODATA value is the minimum NODATA value associated with the current raster layer, if multiple NODATA values or value ranges exist.

If georaster is null or is a blank GeoRaster object, or if pyramid data exists for georaster but it was created with the same pyramid parameters specified in pyramidParams, this procedure performs no operation.

If pyramid data exists for georaster and it was created using a different resampling value from that specified in pyramidParams, the old pyramid data is deleted and new pyramid data is generated. However, a different nodata specification in pyramidParams does not cause the pyramid data to be regenerated. To cause a new nodata value to take effect, you must delete the old pyramid data and then regenerate it.

If you do not specify an rLevel value, the rLevel value is set to the default, which is calculated as follows:

(int)(log2(a / 64))

In the preceding calculation:

log2 is a logarithmic function with 2 as its base.

a is the smaller of the original row or column dimension size.

In the default case, the smaller of the row and column dimension sizes of the top-level overview (the smallest top-level pyramid) is between 64 and 128. If you specify an rLevel value greater than the maximum reduced-resolution level, the rLevel value is set to the maximum reduced-resolution level, which is calculated as follows:

(int)(log2(a))

In this case, the smaller of the row and column dimension sizes of the top-level overview is 1.

An exception is raised if georaster is invalid.

Examples

The following example creates pyramid data for a GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN

  SELECT georaster INTO gr
    FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 6 FOR UPDATE;

  -- Generate pyramids.
  sdo_geor.generatePyramid(gr, 'rLevel=5, resampling=NN');

  -- Update the original GeoRaster object.
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = gr WHERE georid = 6;

  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.generateSpatialExtent

Format

SDO_GEOR.generateSpatialExtent(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     height IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOMETRY;

Description

Generates a Spatial geometry that contains the spatial extent (footprint) of the GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

height

Number specifying the Z value for three-dimensional (X, Y, Z) georeferencing.

Usage Notes

The returned SDO_GEOMETRY object is based on the model coordinate system of the GeoRaster object. If the GeoRaster object is not georeferenced, the SDO_GEOMETRY object has a null SDO_SRID value, which means the footprint geometry is in cell space; otherwise, the SDO_SRID value of the SDO_GEOMETRY object is the model SRID. Specifically:

If the GeoRaster object is not georeferenced or if the model coordinate system is projected, the spatial extent object is a single polygon derived from eight boundary points.

If the model coordinate system is geodetic, the spatial extent is densified according to the object's spatial footprint. If the area of the footprint is not larger than half of the Earth's surface, the result is a single geodetic polygon. Otherwise, a geodetic MBR is returned as the generated spatial extent object, and this returned object will be an invalid geometry according to Oracle Spatial validation rules, but index and query operations will work on this returned object.

The footprint is automatically adjusted, based on the GeoRaster object's model coordinate location (CENTER or UPPERLEFT), to cover the whole area in the model space. CENTER is the default model coordinate location for non-georeferenced cases.

If the model coordinate system is three-dimensional, the generated spatial extent is a three-dimensional geometry. To build a spatial index based on the generated value, you may need to convert it into a two-dimensional geometry before saving it in the spatialExtent attribute of the GeoRaster object. For more information about cross-dimensionality transformations, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

This function does not set the spatial extent of the GeoRaster object (spatialExtent attribute, described in Section 2.1.2). For information about setting the spatial extent, see Section 3.6.

If georaster is null, this function returns a null SDO_GEOMETRY object. If georaster is not valid, an exception is raised.

Examples

The following example generates a three-dimensional spatial extent, with a Z or height dimension value of 10, in the geographic 3D coordinate system 4327 (the model SRID). (The output is slightly reformatted.)

SELECT SDO_GEOR.generateSpatialExtent(georaster,10) spatialExtent
  FROM georaster_table where georid=10;

SPATIALEXTENT(A.GEORASTER,10)(SDO_GTYPE, SDO_SRID, SDO_POINT(X, Y, Z), SDO_ELEM_IN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOMETRY(3003, 4327, NULL, SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 1), SDO_ORDINATE_ARRAY(.181818182, 1.1627907, 10, 12.1228111, 1.07010227, 10, 19.3902574, 1.07010229, 10, 25.1482989, 1.07010229, 10, 30.0714774, 1.07010229,
10, 34.4500035, 1.07010229, 10, 38.3920079, 1.07010229, 10, 42.0490801,
1.07010229, 10, 45.4612165, 1.07010229, 10, 48.6719786, 1.07010229, 10,
53.6193472, 1.07010229, 10, 53.6193472, 12.346373, 10, 53.6178888, 15.3903048,
10, 53.6178888, 18.3032341, 10, 50.6322061, 18.3032341, 10, 47.5331761,
18.3032341, 10, 44.2541078, 18.3032341, 10, 40.7594212, 18.3032341, 10, 37,
18.3032341, 10, 32.9046537, 18.3032341, 10, 28.3630834, 18.3032341, 10,
23.1869539, 18.3032341, 10, 17, 18.3032341, 10, -2.220E-16, 18.3032341, 10, 0,
16.3247208, 10, -2.220E-16, 13.6133114, 10, .181818182, 1.1627907, 10))

The following examples return the spatial extent geometry of GeoRaster objects in the GEORASTER column of the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (They refer to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.generateSpatialExtent(georaster) spatialExtent
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2;

SPATIALEXTENT(SDO_GTYPE, SDO_SRID, SDO_POINT(X, Y, Z), SDO_ELEM_INFO, SDO_ORDINA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SDO_GEOMETRY(2003, NULL, NULL, SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 1), SDO_ORDINATE_ARR
AY(0, 0, 256, 0, 511, 0, 511, 256, 511, 511, 256, 511, 0, 511, 0, 256, 0, 0))

SET NUMWIDTH 20
SELECT sdo_geor.generateSpatialExtent(georaster) spatialExtent
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

SPATIALEXTENT(SDO_GTYPE, SDO_SRID, SDO_POINT(X, Y, Z), SDO_ELEM_INFO,
SDO_ORDINA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SDO_GEOMETRY(2003, 82263, NULL, SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 1), SDO_ORDINATE_AR
RAY(1828466.0909315, 646447.1932945, 1828466.0909315, 644479.85524, 1828466.0909
315, 642512.5171855, 1830433.428986, 642512.5171855, 1832400.7670405, 642512.517
1855, 1832400.7670405, 644479.85524, 1832400.7670405, 646447.1932945, 1830433.42
8986, 646447.1932945, 1828466.0909315, 646447.1932945))

SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics

Format

SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     samplingFactor IN VARCHAR2,

     samplingWindow IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     histogram IN VARCHAR2,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     useBin IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE',

     binFunction IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL,

     nodata IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'FALSE'

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

or

SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     samplingFactor IN VARCHAR2,

     samplingWindow IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     histogram IN VARCHAR2,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     useBin IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE',

     binFunction IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL,

     nodata IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'FALSE'

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Computes and sets statistical data associated with one or more layers.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

samplingFactor

Sampling factor in the format 'samplingFactor=n', with the denominator n in 1/(n*n) representing the number of cells skipped in both row and column dimensions in computing the statistics. For example, if samplingFactor is 4, one-sixteenth of the cells are sampled; but if samplingFactor is 1, all cells are sampled. The higher the value, the less accurate the statistics are likely to be, but the more quickly they will be computed.

samplingWindow

Sampling window: a rectangular window for which to set statistics, specified either as a numeric array with the lower-left and upper-right coordinates or as an SDO_GEOMETRY object. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER. The window must be inside the extent in cell space. The default for this parameter is the entire image.

A sampling window for which to generate statistics, specified either as a numeric array or as a SDO_GEOMETRY object. If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY (defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER), the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, it is transformed into raster space if it is in model space, and then the minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) of the geometry object in raster space is used as the window. The default value is the entire image. In both cases, the intersection of the MBR of the sampling window in raster space and the MBR of the GeoRaster object in raster space is used for computing statistics.

histogram

Specify TRUE to cause a histogram to be computed and stored, or FALSE to cause a histogram not to be computed and stored. Histograms are discussed in Section 2.3.1. The XML definitions of the <histogram> element and the histogramType complex type are included in Appendix A.

layerNumbers

Numbers of the layers for which to compute the statistics. This is a string that can include numbers, number ranges indicated by hyphens (-), and commas to separate numbers and number ranges. For example, '1,3-5,7' specifies layers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Layer 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

useBin

Specifies whether or not to use a provided bin function (specified in the binFunction parameter) when generating statistics. TRUE (the default) causes a bin function to be used as follows: (1) the bin function specified by the binFunction parameter, if it is not null; otherwise, (2) the bin function specified by the <binFunction> element in the GeoRaster XML metadata, if one is specified; otherwise, (3) a dynamically generated bin function, as explained in the Usage Notes. FALSE causes a dynamically generated bin function to be used, and causes the binFunction parameter and <binFunction> element to be ignored.

For information about bin functions, see the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction procedure.

binFunction

Bin function as an array whose elements specify the bin type, total number of bins, first bin number, minimum cell value, and maximum cell value. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER. For more information about the bin function for SQO_GEOR.generateStatistics, see the Usage Notes. For information about bin functions and an example, see the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction procedure.

nodata

Specifies whether or not to compare each cell values with NODATA values defined in the metadata when computing statistics. TRUE causes all pixels with a NODATA value not to be considered; FALSE (the default) causes pixels with NODATA values to be considered as regular pixels. NODATA values and value ranges are discussed in Section 1.9.

Usage Notes

This function computes and sets the statistical data described by the <statisticDatasetType> element in the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is described in Appendix A.

If histogram is TRUE, this function determines the range of each bin based on the bin function being used, and within each range it computes the count of each pixel value. The histogram and the bin function are related as follows: each bin is mapped to a (value, count) pair of the histogram, and the lower boundary of each bin is mapped to corresponding value of histogram (value, count) pair, with the following exceptions:

If Min_r < Min, then one more pair (Min_r, count) is added as the first pair of the histogram. (Min_r is the real minimum value of the data set computed by this function, and Min is the min value specified in the bin function.)

If Max_r > Max, then one more pair (Max_r, count) is added as the last pair of the histogram. (Max_r is the real maximum value of the data set computed by this function, and Max is the max value specified in the bin function.)

Leading and trailing count=0 pairs in the histogram are suppressed. For example:

(1,0) (2,0) (3,11) (4,12) becomes (3,11) (4,12)
(1,11) (2,12) (3,0) (4,0) becomes (1,11) (2,12)

If histogram is TRUE, any existing histogram in the XML metadata is replaced by the new generated histogram.

SQO_GEOR.generateStatistics supports only LINEAR bin functions (binType = 0), not LOGARITHM or EXPLICIT bin functions. (The XML definitions of all bin function types are in Appendix A.) If the useBin parameter value is FALSE, this function ignores any binFunction parameter value and any <binFunction> element in the GeoRaster XML metadata, and it uses a LINEAR bin function in which the min and max values are the actual minimum and maximum values of the data set, and the numbins value depends on the cell depth, as follows:

If cellDepth = 1, numbins = 2.

If cellDepth = 2, numbins = 4.

If cellDepth = 4, numbins = 8.

If cellDepth >= 8, numbins = 256.

If the useBin parameter value is TRUE, this function uses a bin function as follows:

If the binFunction parameter specifies a valid bin function, it is used.

Otherwise, if a valid bin function is defined in the GeoRaster metadata, it is used.

Otherwise, the same bin function is used as when the useBin parameter value is FALSE.

Contrast this function, which causes GeoRaster to compute and set the statistics, with the SDO_GEOR.setStatistics procedure, in which you specify the statistics to be set.

To retrieve the statistical data associated with a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.getStatistics function.

Examples

The following example generates the statistical data and a histogram.

DECLARE
  gr SDO_GEORASTER;
  ret VARCHAR2(256);
  window SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY := SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(20,10,50,50);
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1 FOR UPDATE;
  SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction(gr,1,sdo_number_array(0,10,1,50,200));
  ret := SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics(gr, 'samplingFactor=5', window, 'TRUE',
    '1-1', 'TRUE');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr WHERE georid=1;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.georeference

Format (procedure)

SDO_GEOR.georeference(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     srid IN NUMBER,

     modelCoordinateLocation IN NUMBER,

     xCoefficients IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     yCoefficients IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Format (function)

SDO_GEOR.georeference(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     FFMethodType IN VARCHAR2,

     nGCP IN NUMBER,

     GCPs IN SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION,

     storeGCP IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE',

     srid IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     modelCoordinateLocation IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

or

SDO_GEOR.georeference(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     gcpGeorefModel IN SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE,

     storeGCP IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE',

     srid IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     modelCoordinateLocation IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

or

SDO_GEOR.georeference(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     FFMethodType IN VARCHAR2,

     srid IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     modelCoordinateLocation IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

As a procedure, georeferences a GeoRaster object using specified cell-to-model transformation coefficients of an affine transformation. As a function, returns the solution of any one of the supported geometric models using ground control points (GCPs) that are either stored in the database or specified in parameters.

Parameters

georaster

The SDO_GEORASTER object to be georeferenced.

srid

Model coordinate system. For the procedure, must not be null or 0 (zero); for function, it can be null. It can be a value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table. If it is not a value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table, the SRID is not supported by Oracle Spatial, and some SRID-related operations may not be supported.

modelCoordinateLocation

A value specifying the model location of the base of the area represented by a cell: 0 for CENTER or 1 for UPPERLEFT.

xCoefficients

An array specifying the A, B, and C coefficient values in the calculation, as explained in the Usage Notes.

yCoefficients

An array specifying the D, E, and F coefficient values in the calculation, as explained in the Usage Notes.

FFMethodType

Polynomial or rational polynomial function used as georeference geometric model. Must be one of the following string values: Affine, QuadraticPolynomial, CubicPolynomial, DLT, QuadraticRational, or RPC.

gcpGeorefModel

Object containing the following: FFMethodType, nGCP, GCPs, solutionAccuracy.

nGCP

Number of ground control points in the GCP collection (GCPs parameter).

GCPs

The GCP collection, of type SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION (described in Section 2.3.7).

storeGCP

A flag indicating whether the GCPs should be stored in the GeoRaster metadata. The string TRUE (the default) stores the points in the GeoRaster metadata; the string FALSE does not store the points in the GeoRaster metadata.

Usage Notes

Notes for the Procedure Format

Use this procedure to georeference a GeoRaster object based on an existing affine transformation. Georeferencing is explained in Section 1.6 and Section 3.5.

This procedure assumes that in the original georeferencing information in the source data, such as in an ESRI world file, the transformation formulas are the following:

x = A * column + B * row + C
y = D * column + E * row + F

Specify the preceding A, B, C, D, E, and F coefficients to the SDO_GEOR.georeference procedure. They are automatically adjusted internally to produce the correct georeferencing result: a, b, c, d, e, and f coefficients, as in the following formulas:

row    = a + b * x + c * y
column = d + e * x + f * y

In these formulas:

row = Row index of the cell in raster space.

column = Column index of the cell in raster space.

x = East-West position of the point on the ground or in model space.

y = North-South position of the point on the ground or in model space.

a, b, c, d, e, and f are coefficients, and they are stored in the GeoRaster SRS metadata.

b*f – c*e should not be equal to 0 (zero).

In these formulas, if b = 0, f = 0, c = -e, and both c and e are not 0 (zero), the raster data is called rectified, and the formula becomes:

row    = a + c * y
column = d - c * x

This procedure sets the spatial resolutions of the GeoRaster object.

The following also perform operations related to georeferencing:

The SDO_GEOR.setSRS procedure sets or deletes georeferencing information.

The SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure can load an ESRI world file or a Digital Globe RPC file from a file or from a CLOB object. It also loads geometadata from a GeoTIFF file.

The GeoRaster loader tool (described in Section 1.14) can load an ESRI world file, a Digital Globe RPC file, or a GeoTIFF file.

Notes for the Function Formats (for Use with GCPs)

This function calculates the solution of the specified geometric model (the FFMethodType) using the GCPs that are either stored in the database or specified in parameters, and it stores the solution in the GeoRaster functional fitting model.

The returned array contains RMS values and residuals, which have the following order: the solution accuracy (rowRMS, colRMS, totalRMS) computed using control points, the ground positioning accuracy (xRMS, yRMS, zRMS, modelTotalRMS) computed using check points, the ground positioning accuracy (xRMS, yRMS, zRMS, modelTotalRMS) computed using control points, and the (xResidual, yResidual) for each control point (not for check points). The ordering of the residuals is the same as the control points stored in the XML metadata (not necessarily in the sequential order of the control point ID values if the ID values are numbers).

There are always at least 17 values returned (assuming at least 3 control points). A positioning accuracy (RMS) value of –1.0 means that value does not exist. For a two-dimensional geometric model, the zRMS value is always –1.0; otherwise, zRMS values are always 0 in the current release.

The GCPs can either be retrieved from the GeoRaster metadata or provided using the GCP-related object types.

For the interface without GCP information (that is, the format without the gcpGeorefModel parameter), the GCPs are assumed to be stored in the GeoRaster object's metadata. If no GCPs are stored or if not enough GCPs are stored for the specified model, an exception is raised.

After this function call, the GeoRaster object is georeferenced and the coefficients of the functional fitting model are set in the GeoRaster SRS metadata component.

For more information about georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

Examples

The following example georeferences a GeoRaster object directly using the cell-to-model coefficients of an affine transformation. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 1 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.georeference(gr, 82394, 0,
                        sdo_number_array(28.5, 0, 1232804.04),
                        sdo_number_array(0, -28.5, 13678.09));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = gr WHERE georid = 1;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SET NUMWIDTH 20
SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getSRS(georaster) SRS FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid = 1;

              GEORID
--------------------
SRS(ISREFERENCED, ISRECTIFIED, ISORTHORECTIFIED, SRID,
SPATIALRESOLUTION, SPATIA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   1
SDO_GEOR_SRS('TRUE', 'TRUE', NULL, 82394, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(28.5, 28.5), NULL, NU
LL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 2, 1, 3,
 479.93298245614, 0, -.0350877192982456), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 0, 0, 1, 1), SDO_N
UMBER_ARRAY(1, 2, 1, 3, -43256.2821052632, .0350877192982456, 0), SDO_NUMBER_ARR
AY(1, 0, 0, 1, 1))

If the original raster data is rectified and if the model coordinate of the center point of the upper-left corner cell is (x0, y0) and its spatial resolution is s, you can directly use the preceding example code to georeference the GeoRaster object by replacing 28.5 with s, 1232804.04 with x0, and 13678.09 with y0. If you have other information about the GeoRaster object, such as a well-defined precise envelope of the raster or the model coordinates of the center point, you can compute the (x0, y0) and the spatial resolution s, and then use the same approach to georeference the object.

The following example georeferences a GeoRaster object, using ground control point (GCP) information.

DECLARE
   gr1                 sdo_georaster;
   gr2                  sdo_georaster;
   georefModel   SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE;
   GCPs              SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION;
   rms                  sdo_number_array;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=10 FOR UPDATE;

   GCPs := SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION(
                           SDO_GEOR_GCP('1', '', 1,
                              2, sdo_number_array(25.625000, 73.875000),
                              2, sdo_number_array(237036.937500, 897987.187500),
                              NULL, NULL),
                              SDO_GEOR_GCP('2', '', 1,
                              2, sdo_number_array(100.625000, 459.125000),
                              2, sdo_number_array(237229.562500, 897949.687500),
                              NULL, NULL),
                              SDO_GEOR_GCP('3', '', 1,
                              2, sdo_number_array(362.375000, 77.875000),
                              2, sdo_number_array(237038.937500, 897818.812500),
                              NULL, NULL),
                              SDO_GEOR_GCP('4', '', 1,
                              2, sdo_number_array(478.875000, 402.125000),
                              2, sdo_number_array(237201.062500, 897760.562500),
                              NULL, NULL),
                              SDO_GEOR_GCP('5', '', 2,
                              2, sdo_number_array(167.470583,  64.030686),
                              2, sdo_number_array(237032.015343, 897916.264708),
                              NULL, NULL),
                              SDO_GEOR_GCP('6', '', 2,
                              2, sdo_number_array(101.456177,  257.915534),
                              2, sdo_number_array(237128.957767, 897949.271912),
                              NULL, NULL)
                       );

   georefModel := SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE('Affine',
GCPs.count, GCPs, NULL);

   rms := sdo_geor.georeference(gr1, georefModel, 'FALSE', 26986, 1);
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr1 WHERE georid=10;
   COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.getBandDimSize

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBandDimSize(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the number of bands in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of bands, see Section 1.5.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the spatial dimension sizes and the number of bands (one in this case) for a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getSpatialDimSizes(georaster) spatialDimSizes,
       sdo_geor.getBandDimSize(georaster) bandDimSize
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

SPATIALDIMSIZES                  BANDDIMSIZE
--------------------------       -----------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(512, 512)           1

SDO_GEOR.getBeginDateTime

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBeginDateTime(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE;

Description

Returns the beginning date and time for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

To set the beginning date and time for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setBeginDateTime procedure.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the beginning and ending dates and times for raster data collection in the metadata for the GeoRaster object in a table named GEORASTER_TABLE where the GEORID column contains the value 4. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getBeginDateTime(georaster) beginDateTime,
  sdo_geor.getEndDateTime(georaster) endDateTime
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

BEGINDATETIME
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENDDATETIME
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
01-JAN-00 05.00.00.000000000 AM +00:00
15-NOV-02 08.00.00.000000000 PM +00:00

SDO_GEOR.getBinFunction

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBinFunction(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Gets the bin function associated with a layer.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the bin type. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the bin function as an array whose elements specify the bin type, total number of bins, first bin number, minimum cell value, and maximum cell value. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER.

If the bin type is EXPLICIT, an external bin table is used and this function returns a null value.

For a more detailed explanation of the bin function format, see the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction procedure.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null, negative, or greater than the maximum layer number.

Examples

The following example gets the bin function for layer 3 of a specified GeoRaster object.

SELECT sdo_geor.getBinFunction(georaster,3) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.GETBINFUNCTION(GEORASTER,3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 10, 1, 0, 511)

SDO_GEOR.getBinTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBinTable(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the name of the bin table associated with a layer.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the bin table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the bin table name. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function is relevant only if the bin type is EXPLICIT. To retrieve the bin type, use the SDO_GEOR.getBinType function.

To specify a bin table for a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.setBinTable procedure.

See also the information in the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.getBinType function.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null, negative, or greater than the maximum layer number.

Examples

The following example returns the name of the bin table for layer number 4 of a specified GeoRaster object in a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getBinTable(georaster, 4) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.getBinType

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBinType(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the bin type associated with a layer.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the bin type. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns one of the following bin type values: LINEAR, LOGARITHM, or EXPLICIT.

The LINEAR bin type is defined as follows:

binNumber = numbins * (cellValue - min) / (max - min) + firstBinNumber
if (binNumber less than 0) binNumber =  firstBinNumber
if (binNumber greater than or equal to numbins) binNumber = numbins + firstBinNumber - 1

The LOGARITHM bin type is defined as follows:

binNumber = numbins * (ln (1.0 + ((cellValue - min)/(max - min)))/ ln (2.0)) + firstBinNumber
if (binNumber less than 0) binNumber =  firstBinNumber
if (binNumber greater than or equal to numbins) binNumber = numbins + firstBinNumber - 1

The EXPLICIT bin type means that the value (or value range) for each bin is stored in a bin table (which you can set using the SDO_GEOR.setBinTable procedure and retrieve using the SDO_GEOR.getBinTable function).

A bin function maps values or value ranges of the GeoRaster cells to specific bin numbers, which are all integers. GeoRaster does not provide interfaces to manipulate and process bin functions.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null, negative, or greater than the maximum layer number.

Examples

The following example returns the bin types for layers 0 and 1 of a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getBinType(georaster, 0),1,20) binType0,
       substr(sdo_geor.getBinType(georaster, 1),1,20) binType1
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

BINTYPE0        BINTYPE1
--------------- ---------------
EXPLICIT        LINEAR

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMask

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMask(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     mask IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER);

Description

Gets the bitmap mask that is associated with a GeoRaster object or a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

The layer on which to perform the operation. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters, as explained in Section 1.4.1.

mask

The resulting GeoRaster object to hold the bitmap mask. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as the input GeoRaster object (georaster parameter).

Usage Notes

If no bitmap mask is associated with the specified layer of the GeoRaster object, the resulting GeoRaster object is not updated.

If the storageParam parameter is null, the resulting GeoRaster object has a celldepth value of 1BIT celldepth, has DEFLATE compression if the input GeoRaster object is compressed, and has the same interleaving type and blocking size as the input GeoRaster object. It also contains all the bitmap mask pyramids if the input GeoRaster object has pyramids built on it.

A bitmap mask may have empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). If there is reblocking that leads to partially empty raster blocks, any cells in a partially empty block that are derived from an empty raster block are filled with the value 0 (zero).

For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Examples

The following example retrieves the bitmap mask associated with the object layer of the specified GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  mk sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;
  INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
    VALUES (100, sdo_geor.init('rdt_1', 100))
    RETURNING georaster INTO mk;
  sdo_geor.getBitmapMask(gr, 0, 'compression=none', mk);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=mk WHERE georid=100;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     pyramidLevel IN VARCHAR2,

     window IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     pyramidLevel IN VARCHAR2,

     inWindow IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     outWindow OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     pyramidLevel IN VARCHAR2,

     window IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     pyramidLevel IN VARCHAR2,

     inWindow IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     outWindow OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Gets a subset of a bitmap mask.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer on which to perform the operation. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level containing the specified cell.

window, inWindow

A rectangular window for the subset, specified either as a numeric array with the lower-left and upper-right coordinates or as an SDO_GEOMETRY object. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER.

rasterBlob

BLOB to hold the output (the resulting subset).

outWindow

An SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object identifying the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the output window in the cell space.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters to be applied in creating rasterBlob. The only storageParam keywords supported for this procedure are celldepth, compression, interleaving, and quality; all other keywords are ignored. Storage parameters are explained in Section 1.4.1.

If the storageParam parameter is null, the resulting GeoRaster object has a celldepth value of 1BIT celldepth, has DEFLATE compression if the input GeoRaster object is compressed, and has the same interleaving type as the input GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

If there is no bitmap associated with the specified GeoRaster object at the specified raster layer, or the specified input window does not intersect with the spatial extent of the GeoRaster object, the procedure returns with rasterBlob truncated to length zero and the outWindow set to a null value.

This procedure operates on a single GeoRaster object. The procedure has four formats, depending on whether the input window is specified as a geometry object or as the upper-left and lower-right corners of a box, and on whether the outWindow parameter is used to return the coordinates of the output window.

If the window or inWindow parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the SDO_SRID value must be one of the following: null (to specify raster space) or a value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table.

If the SDO_SRID values for the window or inWindow parameter geometry and the model space are different, the geometry parameter is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

If the window parameter specifies a geodetic MBR, it cannot cross the date line meridian. For information about geodetic MBRs, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

After the procedure completes, the rasterBLOB parameter contains the cell (pixel) data in the cropped window without tiling. The cropped window is the overlapping portion of the specified window of interest and the source GeoRaster object's spatial extent. If the outWindow parameter is specified, after the procedure completes it contains the coordinates of the cropped window in the cell space.

A bitmap mask may have empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). Any cells in the output window that are derived from an empty raster block are filled with the value 0 in the output BLOB.

The BLOB has no padding, except when the cell depth is less than 8 bits and the total number of bits needed for the output cannot be divided by 8; in these cases, unlike normal padding, only the last byte of the result is padded with 0 (zeros) for the trailing bits.

You can specify compression regardless of whether the input GeoRaster object is compressed or not. To have decompressed output for a compressed input GeoRaster object, specify compression=NONE in the storageParam parameter. For information about GeoRaster compression and decompression, see Section 1.10.

For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Examples

The following example retrieves a subset of a bitmap mask associated with the object layer of a specified GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  lb blob;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;
  dbms_lob.createTemporary(lb, TRUE);
  sdo_geor.getBitmapMaskSubset(gr, 0, 0, sdo_number_array(0,0,99,99), lb, 'compression=none');
  dbms_lob.freeTemporary(lb);
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskValue

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     pyramidLevel IN VARCHAR2,

     rowNumber IN NUMBER,

     colNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

or

SDO_GEOR.getBitmapMaskValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     pyramidLevel IN VARCHAR2,

     ptGeom IN SDO_GEOMETRY

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Gets the value of a single cell from a bitmap mask.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer on which to perform the operation. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level containing the specified cell.

rowNumber

Row number in cell space.

colNumber

Column number in cell space.

ptGeom

Point geometry in cell space or model space.

Usage Notes

You can specify the cell by its row and column numbers or by a point geometry object.

If there is no bitmap associated with the specified GeoRaster object at the specified raster layer, or the specified cell is in an empty raster block, the function returns a null value.

For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Examples

The following example gets the value of four cells from the bitmap mask associated with a specified GeoRaster object.

SELECT sdo_geor.getBitmapMaskValue(georaster,0,0,0,0) c1,
       sdo_geor.getBitmapMaskValue(georaster,0,0,9,9) c2,
       sdo_geor.getBitmapMaskValue(georaster,0,0,9,10) c3,
       sdo_geor.getBitmapMaskValue(georaster,0,0,10,9) c4
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0;

SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the cell value for all cells if a specified GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

In a blank GeoRaster object, all cells have the same cell value. This function returns the cell value for all cells if the specified GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object.

To set the cell value to be used if a specified GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setBlankCellValue procedure. To determine if a specified GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.isBlank function.

If georaster is null, invalid, or is not a blank GeoRaster object, the SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the blank cell values for all blank GeoRaster objects in the GEORASTER column of table GEORASTER_TABLE.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getBlankCellValue(georaster) blankValue
  FROM georaster_table WHERE sdo_geor.isBlank(georaster)='TRUE';

    GEORID BLANKVALUE
---------- ----------
         1        255
         2        155

SDO_GEOR.getBlockingType

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBlockingType(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the blocking type for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns one of the following values: NONE or REGULAR:

NONE means that the GeoRaster object is not blocked, but is a single BLOB object.

REGULAR means that the GeoRaster object uses regular blocking, that is, each block has the same dimension sizes.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the cell depth, interleaving type, and blocking type of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getCellDepth(georaster) CellDepth,
       substr(sdo_geor.getInterleavingType(georaster),1,8) interleavingType,
       substr(sdo_geor.getBlockingType(georaster),1,8) blocking
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

 CELLDEPTH INTERLEA BLOCKING
---------- -------- --------
         8 BSQ      REGULAR

SDO_GEOR.getBlockSize

Format

SDO_GEOR.getBlockSize(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the number of cells for each dimension in each block of a GeoRaster object in an array showing the number of cells for each row, column, and (if relevant) band.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

If georaster or its metadata is null, or if georaster is not blocked, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the number of cells (512 in each dimension) in each block of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getBlockSize(georaster) blockSize
   FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

BLOCKSIZE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(512, 512)

SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate

Format

SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     modelCoordinate IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     subCell IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     height IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     vert_id IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     ellipsoidal IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

or

SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     modelCoordinate IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     cellCoordinate OUT SDO_GEOMETRY,

     subCell IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     height IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     vert_id IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     ellipsoidal IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourcePyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     sourceCellCoordinate IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     targetPyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     subCell IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

or

SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourcePyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     sourceCellCoordinate IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     targetPyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     subCell IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOMETRY;

Description

Returns the coordinates in the cell (raster) coordinate system associated with the geometry at the specified model (ground) coordinates (first two formats), or converts cell coordinates between pyramid levels (last two formats).

Note that the second format is a procedure; the other formats are functions.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level containing the cell specified in modelCoordinate.

modelCoordinate

The geometry that is to be converted.

cellCoordinate

The output geometry in the cell space of the GeoRaster object.

sourcePyramidLevel (last two formats)

Pyramid level with which the input cell coordinate is associated.

sourceCellCoordinate (last two formats)

Input cell coordinates to be converted. Must be a two-dimensional geometry, and its SDO_SRID value must be null.

targetPyramidLevel (last two formats)

Pyramid level of the returned (target) GeoRaster object.

subCell

String (TRUE or FALSE) specifying whether to return the cell coordinates in sub-pixel (floating) values.

height

Number specifying the Z value for three-dimensional (X, Y, Z) georeferencing.

vert_id

Number specifying the vertical reference ID.

ellipsoidal

String specifying whether the vertical reference system is ellipsoidal (TRUE) or not ellipsoidal (FALSE).

Usage Notes

The first two formats of this function return the coordinates in the cell (raster) coordinate system associated with the geometry at the specified model (ground) coordinates:

Use the first format (a function without the cellCoordinate parameter) to transform a point in the ground coordinate system (a longitude, latitude pair) to the location of a point on the GeoRaster image.

Use the second format (a procedure with the cellCoordinate parameter) to transform a geometry in the ground coordinate system to the location of a geometry in the raster space of the GeoRaster object. The conversion is done by converting the coordinates of each vertex of the input geometry from the ground coordinate system to the raster space of the GeoRaster object.

The last two formats of this function convert cell coordinates between pyramid levels. If the type of the sourceCellCoordinate parameter is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, it specifies the <row,column> pair for a point in the cell space at the source pyramid level. If the type of the sourceCellCoordinate parameter is SDO_GEOMETRY, it specifies a geometry in the cell space at the source pyramid level. The coordinates of each vertex of the input geometry are converted according to the specified pyramid levels.

Use the first format (without the cellCoordinate parameter) to transform a point in the ground coordinate system (a longitude, latitude pair) to the location of a point on the GeoRaster image.

Use the second format (with the cellCoordinate parameter) to transform a geometry in the ground coordinate system to the location of a geometry in the raster space of the GeoRaster object. The conversion is done by converting the coordinates of each vertex of the input geometry from the ground coordinate system to the raster space of the GeoRaster object.

If the SDO_SRID value of the modelCoordinate geometry is null, the parameter specifies a geometry in the raster space; otherwise, it specifies a point in a ground coordinate system. If the ground coordinate system is different from the model coordinate system, the modelCoordinate parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed.

Contrast this function with SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate, which returns a point geometry containing the coordinates in the model (ground) coordinate system associated with the point at the specified cell coordinates.

Examples

The following example returns the cell coordinates in the raster image associated with model coordinate values (32343.64,7489527.23) in a specified GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getCellCoordinate(georaster, 0, sdo_geometry(2001,82394,
  sdo_point_type(32343.64,7489527.23,null), null,null)) coord
FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

COORD
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(100, 100)

The following example returns the geometry at pyramid level 0 that is associated with the specified geometry at pyramid level 2, assuming the geometry is not georeferenced (the model coordination location is CENTER) and the ultCoordinate is (100,-100,0).

SELECT sdo_geor.getCellCoordinate(georaster, 2,
                sdo_geometry(2003,NULL,NULL,sdo_elem_info_array(1,1003,3),
                             sdo_ordinate_array(100.8,-100.2,220.15,0.3)),
                0, 'true') coord
FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;

COORD
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOMETRY(2003, NULL, NULL, SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 3), SDO_ORDINATE_ARR
AY(104.7, -99.3, 582.1, 302.7))

SDO_GEOR.getCellDepth

Format

SDO_GEOR.getCellDepth(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the cell depth in bits.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The cell depth determines the precision and the data size of an image. As the cell depth value decreases, less disk space is needed to store the image; as the cell depth value increases, more disk space is needed to store the image.

To return the cell depth as a string (such as 32BIT_S) instead of a number, you can use the XMLType PL/SQL interface extract. The possible string values are listed in the cellDepthType definition in the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is described in Appendix A. The following example returns a string value for the cell depth of the GeoRaster object with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table:

SELECT t.georaster.metadata.extract(
         '/georasterMetadata/rasterInfo/cellDepth/text()',
         'xmlns=http://xmlns.oracle.com/spatial/georaster')
  FROM georaster_table t WHERE t.georid=21;

Examples

The following example returns the cell depth, interleaving type, and blocking type of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getCellDepth(georaster) CellDepth,
       substr(sdo_geor.getInterleavingType(georaster),1,8) interleavingType,
       substr(sdo_geor.getBlockingType(georaster),1,8) blocking
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

 CELLDEPTH INTERLEA BLOCKING
---------- -------- --------
         8 BSQ      REGULAR

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue

Format

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     rowNumber IN NUMBER,

     colNumber IN NUMBER,

     bandNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

or

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     rowNumber IN NUMBER,

     colNumber IN NUMBER,

     bands IN VARCHAR2

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

or

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     ptGeom IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

or

SDO_GEOR.getCellValue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     ptGeom IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layers IN VARCHAR2

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the value of a single cell located anywhere in the GeoRaster object by specifying its row, column, and band number or numbers in its cell coordinate system, or by specifying a point geometry in its model coordinate system and its logical layer number or numbers.

If the specified cell is in an empty raster block, the function returns a null value.

To change the value of raster data cells in a specified window of a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.changeCellValue procedure.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level containing the cell whose value is to be returned.

rowNumber

Number of the row that contains the cell whose value is to be returned.

colNumber

Number of the column that contains the cell whose value is to be returned.

bandNumber

Number of the physical band that contains the cell whose value is to be returned.

bands

A string identifying the physical band numbers on which the operation or operations are to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 1-3 for bands 1, 2, and 3).

ptGeom

Point geometry that identifies the cell whose value is to be returned.

layerNumber

Number of the logical layer that contains the cell whose value is to be returned. (As mentioned in Section 1.5, the logical layer number is the physical band number plus 1.)

layers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which the operation or operations are to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4). (As mentioned in Section 1.5, the logical layer number is the physical band number plus 1.)

Usage Notes

This function returns the original cell value stored in the raster object. It does not do any interpolation of cell values. (To evaluate a point location using an interpolation method, use the SDO_GEOR.evaluateDouble function.) It does not apply the scaling function defined in the metadata (which is typically used to scale the original cell data to a desired value or range of values), and it does not apply the bin function. To get the scaled cell value, follow these steps:

Call the SDO_GEOR.getCellValue function to return the original cell value.

Call the SDO_GEOR.getScaling function to return the coefficients of the scaling function (a₀, a₁, b₀, b₁).

Using PL/SQL or another programming language, calculate the result using the following formula:

value = (a0 + a1 * cellvalue) / (b0 + b1 * cellvalue)

Examples

The following example returns the values of four cells of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getCellValue(georaster,0,383,47,0) V383_47,
       sdo_geor.getCellValue(georaster,0,47,383,0) V47_383,
       sdo_geor.getCellValue(georaster,0,128,192,0) V128_192,
       sdo_geor.getCellValue(georaster,0,320,256,0) V320_256
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

   V383_47    V47_383   V128_192   V320_256
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
        48         55         52         53

The following example returns the values of the cells in bands 0, 1, and 2 for row number 10, column number 10 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 1 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getcellvalue(a.georaster,0,10,10,'0-2')
  FROM georaster_table a WHERE georid=1;

SDO_GEOR.GETCELLVALUE(A.GEORASTER,0,10,10,'0-2')
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(88, 137, 32)

SDO_GEOR.getColorMap

Format

SDO_GEOR.getColorMap(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP;

Description

Returns the colormap for pseudocolor display of a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the colormap. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns an object of type SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP. Section 2.3.2 describes colormaps and this object type.

To set the colormap for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setColorMap procedure.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null, negative, or greater than the maximum layer number.

Examples

The following example returns the colormap for layer 1 of a GeoRaster object. (Part of the output is omitted.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getColorMap(georaster, 1) FROM georaster_table
   WHERE georid = 4;

SDO_GEOR.GETCOLORMAP(GEORASTER,1)(CELLVALUE, RED, GREEN, BLUE, ALPHA)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP(SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,
 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53,
 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73,
 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93,
 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110,
111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,
127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142,
143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158,
159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174,
175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190,
191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,
207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222,
223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,
239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254,
255), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 180, 18
0, 127, 127, 100, 50, 50, 127, 159, 191, 223, 255, 255, 255, 255, 218, 182, 145,
 109, 72, 36, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 36, 72, 109, 145, 182, 218, 255, 200, 206, 212, 218, 224, 230, 236, 242,
248, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(127, 127,
127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 180, 127, 50, 100, 50, 127,
159, 191, 223, 255, 200, 150, 100, 122, 144, 166, 188, 210, 232, 255, 255, 255,
248, 241, 234, 227, 220, 213, 206, 200, 150, 100, 87, 75, 62, 50, 37, 25, 12, 0,
200, 127, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 28, 56, 85, 113, 141, 170, 198, 226, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(127, 127, 127, 127,
127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 180, 50, 50, 100, 127, 95, 63, 31,
0, 0, 0, 0, 18, 36, 54, 72, 90, 108, 127, 100, 50, 43, 37, 31, 25, 18, 12, 6, 0,
0, 0, 31, 63, 95, 127, 159, 191, 223, 255, 255, 255, 127, 108, 90, 72, 54, 36,
18, 0, 0, 28, 56, 85, 113, 141, 170, 198, 226, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255))

SDO_GEOR.getColorMapTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.getColorMapTable(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the colormap table for pseudocolor display of a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the colormap table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the colormap table. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the name of a user-defined colormap table. For information about colormaps, see Section 2.3.2.

To set the colormap table for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setColorMapTable procedure.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null, negative, or greater than the maximum layer number.

Examples

The following example returns the colormap table for layer 2 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getColorMapTable(georaster, 2) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.GETCOLORMAPTABLE(GEORASTER,2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CMT1

1 row selected.

SDO_GEOR.getCompressionType

Format

SDO_GEOR.getCompressionType(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the compression type for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function can return DEFLATE, JPEG-B, JPEG-F, or NONE (the latter value meaning that the GeoRaster object is not compressed). For information about GeoRaster compression, see Section 1.10.

Examples

The following example returns the compression type for the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.getCompressionType(georaster),1,20) compressionType
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID COMPRESSIONTYPE
---------- --------------------
         2 DEFLATE
         4 JPEG-B

SDO_GEOR.getControlPoint

Format

SDO_GEOR.getControlPoint (

     inGeoraster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     controlPointID IN VARCHAR2

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOR_GCP;

Description

Returns the ground control point (GCP) that has the specified control point ID value.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

controlPointID

Control point ID of inGeoraster. Must be a string not more than 32 characters.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

This function returns an object of type SDO_GEOR_GCP, which is described in Section 2.3.6.

In the control point ID is null, empty, or missing in inGeoraster, an exception is raised.

Examples

The following example returns the GCP that has the ID value 25 in a specified GeoRaster object.

SELECT sdo_geor.getControlPoint(georaster, '25') FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid =10;

SDO_GEOR.GETCONTROLPOINT(GEORASTER,'25')(POINTID, DESCRIPTION, POINTTYPE, CELLDI
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOR_GCP('25', NULL, 2, 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(167.470583, 64.030686), 2, SDO_N
UMBER_ARRAY(237032.015, 897916.265), NULL, NULL)

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultBlue

Format

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultBlue(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the number of the layer to be used for the blue color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The default red, green, and blue values are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays. These values are optional, and they are intended for use only when visualizing multilayer or hyperspectral GeoRaster objects.

You can return the layer numbers for all three color components (RGB) by using the SDO_GEOR.getDefaultColorLayer function.

Examples

The following example returns the layer numbers for the red, blue, and green color components for displaying the GeoRaster objects in the table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getDefaultRed(georaster) red,
  sdo_geor.getDefaultGreen(georaster) green,
  sdo_geor.getDefaultBlue(georaster) blue
FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID        RED      GREEN       BLUE
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         1          1          2          3
         2
         3         31         20         13

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultColorLayer

Format

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultColorLayer(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the default numbers of the layers to be used for the red, green, and blue color components, respectively, for displaying a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The RGB layer numbers returned are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays.

You can return the layer number for each color component (RGB) by using the SDO_GEOR.getDefaultRed, SDO_GEOR.getDefaultGreen, and SDO_GEOR.getDefaultBlue functions.

Examples

The following example sets the default red, green, and blue color layers for the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in table GEORASTER_TABLE, and it returns an array with the layer numbers for the red, green, and blue color components for displaying these GeoRaster objects. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setDefaultRed(grobj, 2);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultGreen(grobj, 3);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultBlue(grobj, 1);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SELECT sdo_geor.getDefaultColorLayer(georaster) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.GETDEFAULTCOLORLAYER(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(2, 3, 1)

1 row selected.

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultGreen

Format

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultGreen(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the number of the layer to be used for the green color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The default red, green, and blue values are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays. These values are optional, and they are intended for use only when visualizing multilayer or hyperspectral GeoRaster objects.

You can return the layer numbers for all three color components (RGB) by using the SDO_GEOR.getDefaultColorLayer function.

Examples

The following example returns the layer numbers for the red, blue, and green color components for displaying the GeoRaster objects in the table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getDefaultRed(georaster) red,
  sdo_geor.getDefaultGreen(georaster) green,
  sdo_geor.getDefaultBlue(georaster) blue
FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID        RED      GREEN       BLUE
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         1          1          2          3
         2
         3         31         20         13

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultRed

Format

SDO_GEOR.getDefaultRed(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the number of the layer to be used for the red color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The default red, green, and blue values are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays. These values are optional, and they are intended for use only when visualizing multilayer or hyperspectral GeoRaster objects.

You can return the layer numbers for all three color components (RGB) by using the SDO_GEOR.getDefaultColorLayer function.

Examples

The following example returns the layer numbers for the red, blue, and green color components for displaying the GeoRaster objects in the table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getDefaultRed(georaster) red,
  sdo_geor.getDefaultGreen(georaster) green,
  sdo_geor.getDefaultBlue(georaster) blue
FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID        RED      GREEN       BLUE
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         1          1          2          3
         2
         3         31         20         13

SDO_GEOR.getEndDateTime

Format

SDO_GEOR.getEndDateTime(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE;

Description

Returns the ending date and time for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

To set the ending date and time for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setEndDateTime procedure.

If georaster or its metadata is null, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the beginning and ending dates and times for raster data collection in the metadata for the GeoRaster object in a table named GEORASTER_TABLE where the GEORID column contains the value 4. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getBeginDateTime(georaster) beginDateTime,
  sdo_geor.getEndDateTime(georaster) endDateTime
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

BEGINDATETIME
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENDDATETIME
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
01-JAN-00 05.00.00.000000000 AM +00:00
15-NOV-02 08.00.00.000000000 PM +00:00

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefMethod

Format

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefMethod(

     inGeoraster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the ground control point (GCP)-based georeferencing geometric model type of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

If inGeoraster does contains valid georeferencing model information, it returns one of the following values: Affine, QuadraticPolynomial, CubicPolynomial, DLT, QuadraticRational, or RPC.

If inGeoraster does not contain any georeferencing model information, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the GCP-based georeferencing model information in a specified GeoRaster object. (The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getGCPGeorefMethod(georaster) FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid =10;

SDO_GEOR.GETGCPGEOREFMETHOD(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Affine

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefModel

Format

SDO_GEOR.getGCPGeorefModel(

     inGeoraster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE;

Description

Returns all information about the ground control point (GCP)-based georeferencing model in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

The SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type is defined in Section 2.3.8.

If inGeoraster does not contain any georeferencing model information, this function returns a null value.

Examples

The following example returns the GCP-based georeferencing model information in a specified GeoRaster object. (The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getGCPGeorefModel(georaster) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=10;

SDO_GEOR.GETGCPGEOREFMODEL(GEORASTER)(FFMETHODTYPE,
NUMBERGCP, GCPS(POINTID, DES...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE('Affine', 6,
SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION(
SDO_GEOR_GCP('21', NULL, 1, 2,SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(25.625, 73.875), 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(237036.938,897987.188), NULL, NULL),
SDO_GEOR_GCP('22', NULL, 1, 2,SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(100.625, 459.125), 2,SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(237229.563, 897949.688), NULL, NULL),
SDO_GEOR_GCP('23', NULL, 1, 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(362.375, 77.875), 2,
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(237038.938, 897818.813), NULL, NULL),
SDO_GEOR_GCP('24', NULL, 1, 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(478.875, 402.125), 2,
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(237201.063, 897760.563), NULL, NULL),
SDO_GEOR_GCP('25', NULL, 2, 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(167.470583,
64.030686), 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(237032.015, 897916.265), NULL, NULL),
SDO_GEOR_GCP('26', NULL, 2, 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(101.456177,
257.915534), 2, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(237128.958, 897949.272), NULL, NULL)),
NULL)

SDO_GEOR.getGeoreferenceType

Format

SDO_GEOR.getGeoreferenceType(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns a number that indicates the georeference type for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns one of the following numbers to indicate the georeference type: 1 for unknown type or null GeoRaster object, 2 for affine transform, 3 for direct linear transform (DLT), 4 for rational polynomial coefficient (RPC), 5 for cubic polynomial, 6 for quadratic rational polynomial, or 7 for quadratic polynomial.

For an explanation of georeferencing, see Section 1.6.

Examples

The following example returns the georeference type for the GeoRaster objects in a table named GEORASTER_TABLE. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT georid,sdo_geor.getGeoreferenceType(a.georaster)
  FROM georaster_table a ORDER BY georid;

    GEORID SDO_GEOR.GETGEOREFERENCETYPE(A.GEORASTER)
---------- -----------------------------------------
         1                                         1
         2                                         1
         3                                         1
         4                                         1
         5                                         1
         7                                         1
         8                                         2
         9                                         1
        10                                         1
        12                                         1
        13                                         1
        14                                         2
        15                                         1
        16                                         1
        17                                         1
        18                                         1
        19                                         2
        20                                         2
        21                                         4
        22                                         4

SDO_GEOR.getGrayScale

Format

SDO_GEOR.getGrayScale(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE;

Description

Returns the grayscale mappings for a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the grayscale mappings. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns an object of type SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE. Section 2.3.3 describes grayscale display and this object type.

To set the grayscale mappings for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setGrayScale procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the grayscale mappings for layer 0 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 0 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getGrayScale(georaster, 0) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0;

SDO_GEOR.GETGRAYSCALE(GEORASTER,0)(CELLVALUE, GRAY)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE(SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(10, 20, 30, 255), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(180, 210,
230, 250))

SDO_GEOR.getGrayScaleTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.getGrayScaleTable(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the grayscale mapping table for a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the grayscale mapping table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the grayscale mapping table. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the name of a user-defined grayscale table. Section 2.3.3 describes grayscale display.

To set the grayscale mapping table for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setGrayScaleTable procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the grayscale mapping tables for layers 0, 1, 2, and 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getGrayScaleTable(georaster, 0),1,20) grayScaleTable0,
       substr(sdo_geor.getGrayScaleTable(georaster, 1),1,20) grayScaleTable1,
       substr(sdo_geor.getGrayScaleTable(georaster, 2),1,20) grayScaleTable2,
       substr(sdo_geor.getGrayScaleTable(georaster, 3),1,20) grayScaleTable3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

GRAYSCALETABLE0      GRAYSCALETABLE1      GRAYSCALETABLE2      GRAYSCALETABLE3
-------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -----------------
SCL0                 SCL1                 SCL2                 SCL3

SDO_GEOR.getHistogram

Format

SDO_GEOR.getHistogram(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM;

Description

Returns the histogram for a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the histogram. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns an object of type SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM. Section 2.3.1 describes this object type and briefly discusses histograms.

Examples

The following example returns the histogram for layer 1 of a 4-bit GeoRaster object in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getHistogram(georaster, 1) layer1
 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=17;

LAYER1(CELLVALUE, COUNT)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM(SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13,
 14, 15), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(10, 18, 10, 110, 200, 120, 130, 150, 160, 103, 106,
 190, 12, 17, 10, 5))

SDO_GEOR.getHistogramTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.getHistogramTable(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the histogram table for a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the histogram table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the name of the histogram table. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns a user-defined histogram table. Section 2.3.1 briefly discusses histograms.

To set the name of the histogram table for a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.setHistogramTable procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the histogram tables for layers 0 (the whole object), 1, 2, and 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getHistogramTable(georaster, 0),1,20) histogramTable0,
       substr(sdo_geor.getHistogramTable(georaster, 1),1,20) histogramTable1,
       substr(sdo_geor.getHistogramTable(georaster, 2),1,20) histogramTable2,
       substr(sdo_geor.getHistogramTable(georaster, 3),1,20) histogramTable3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

HISTOGRAMTABLE0      HISTOGRAMTABLE1      HISTOGRAMTABLE2      HISTOGRAMTABLE3
-------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -----------------
HIST0                HIST1                HIST2                HIST3

SDO_GEOR.getID

Format

SDO_GEOR.getID(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the user-defined identifier value associated with a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

To set a user-defined identifier value for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setID procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the user-defined identifier values of the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.getID(georaster),1,50) GEOR_ID
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID GEOR_ID
---------- --------------------------------------------------
         2 TM_102
         4 TM_104

SDO_GEOR.getInterleavingType

Format

SDO_GEOR.getInterleavingType(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the interleaving type for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns one of the following values: BSQ (band sequential), BIL (band interleaved by line), or BIP (band interleaved by pixel).

To change the interleaving type for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy procedure, and use the interleaving keyword in the storageParam parameter string.

Examples

The following example returns the cell depth, interleaving type, and blocking type of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getCellDepth(georaster) CellDepth,
       substr(sdo_geor.getInterleavingType(georaster),1,8) interleavingType,
       substr(sdo_geor.getBlockingType(georaster),1,8) blocking
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

 CELLDEPTH INTERLEA BLOCKING
---------- -------- --------
         8 BSQ      REGULAR

SDO_GEOR.getLayerDimension

Format

SDO_GEOR.getLayerDimension(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_STRING_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the dimension that is mapped as the logical layer dimension of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The layer dimension refers to the physical entity associated with the logical term layer. For the current release, the only supported layer dimension is BAND: that is, the logical concept layer is associated with the physical term band, as shown in Figure 1-5 in Section 1.5. In this case, layers will be mapped to the BAND dimension, so that the first layer is band 0, the second layer is band 1, and so on.

Examples

The following example returns the layer dimension of each GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. (The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getLayerDimension(georaster) FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID SDO_GEOR.GETLAYERDIMENSION(GEORASTER)
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
         2 SDO_STRING_ARRAY('BAND')
         4 SDO_STRING_ARRAY('BAND')

SDO_GEOR.getLayerID

Format

SDO_GEOR.getLayerID(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the user-defined identifier value associated with a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the user-defined identifier value. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

To set a user-defined identifier value for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setLayerID procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the user-defined identifier values of layers 0, 1, 2, and 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getLayerID(georaster, 0),1,12) layerID0,
       substr(sdo_geor.getLayerID(georaster, 1),1,12) layerID1,
       substr(sdo_geor.getLayerID(georaster, 2),1,12) layerID2,
       substr(sdo_geor.getLayerID(georaster, 3),1,12) layerID3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

LAYERID0     LAYERID1     LAYERID2     LAYERID3
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
TM543        TM3          TM4          TM5

SDO_GEOR.getLayerOrdinate

Format

SDO_GEOR.getLayerOrdinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the band ordinate for a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the physical band ordinate. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

The returned number refers to the physical band that a layer (layerNumber parameter value) is associated with. For the current release, by default the associations are as shown in Figure 1-5 in Section 1.5: layer 1 is band 0, layer 2 is band 1, and so on.

To set the band ordinate value for a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.setLayerOrdinate procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the band numbers associated with layers 0, 1, 2, and 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT sdo_geor.getLayerOrdinate(georaster, 0) layerOrdinate0,
       sdo_geor.getLayerOrdinate(georaster, 1) layerOrdinate1,
       sdo_geor.getLayerOrdinate(georaster, 2) layerOrdinate2,
       sdo_geor.getLayerOrdinate(georaster, 3) layerOrdinate3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

LAYERORDINATE0 LAYERORDINATE1 LAYERORDINATE2 LAYERORDINATE3
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
                            0              1              2

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate

Format

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cellCoordinate IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     height IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOMETRY;

or

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cellCoordinate IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     modelCoordinate OUT SDO_GEOMETRY,

     height IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Returns a geometry associated with the specified cell (raster) coordinates at the specified pyramid level.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level containing the cell specified in cellCoordinate.

cellCoordinate

If the type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, cellCoordinate is an array of two coordinates identifying the point in the cell coordinate system: the two coordinates are the row number and column number of the point. If the type is SDO_GEOMETRY, cellCoordinate specifies a geometry in the cell coordinate system

modelCoordinate

The output geometry.

height

Number specifying the Z value for three-dimensional (X, Y, Z) georeferencing.

Usage Notes

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate has two formats:

Use the first format (a function without the modelCoordinate parameter) to transform the location of a point in the GeoRaster object's raster space.

Use the second format (a procedure with the modelCoordinate parameter) to transform a geometry in the raster space of the GeoRaster object. The conversion is done by converting the coordinates of each vertex of the input geometry. Use an appropriate input geometry so that the output geometry will be valid. For example, if the model coordinate system is geodetic, the input geometry should not contain any arcs.

Use SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate to transform the location of a point on the GeoRaster object to the longitude and latitude coordinates of its associated point in the ground coordinate system.

If the GeoRaster object is georeferenced, the output geometry contains the coordinates in the model (ground) coordinate system. If the GeoRaster object is not georeferenced, the output geometry contains cell coordinates at the original image level.

If the GeoRaster object is georeferenced, the SDO_SRID value of the output geometry is the same as the model SRID of the GeoRaster object.

Contrast SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordinate with SDO_GEOR.getCellCoordinate, which returns the coordinates in the cell (raster) coordinate system associated with the point at the specified model (ground) coordinates.

Examples

The following example returns a point geometry object containing the model coordinates associated with cell coordinates (100,100) in a specified GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SET NUMWIDTH 20
SELECT sdo_geor.getModelCoordinate(georaster, 0,
sdo_number_array(100,100)) mcoord
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

MCOORD(SDO_GTYPE, SDO_SRID, SDO_POINT(X, Y, Z), SDO_ELEM_INFO, SDO_ORDINATES)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SDO_GEOMETRY(2001, 82394, SDO_POINT_TYPE(347.666315789474, 43274.9052631579, NUL
L), NULL, NULL)

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordLocation

Format

SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordLocation(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the model coordinate location value for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns a null value if the GeoRaster object is not georeferenced or if the modelCoordinateLocation element is not specified in the SRS metadata. Otherwise, it returns the modelCoordinateLocation element value specified in the SRS metadata.

A null return value or a value of CENTER means that the cell coordinate system is center-based. A value of UPPERLEFT means that the cell coordinate system is based on the upper-left corner.

To set or delete the model coordinate location value for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setModelCoordLocation procedure.

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

Examples

The following example returns the model coordinate location of a specified GeoRaster object.

SELECT sdo_geor.getModelCoordLocation(georaster) modelCoordLocation
  FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid = 1;

SDO_GEOR.getModelSRID

Format

SDO_GEOR.getModelSRID(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the coordinate system (SDO_SRID value) associated with the model (ground) space for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns a null value if no coordinate system is associated with the model space.

To set the coordinate system (SDO_SRID value) associated with the model space, use the SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the SDO_SRID values associated with the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getModelSRID(georaster) SRID FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID       SRID
---------- ----------
         2       82394
         4       82394

SDO_GEOR.getNODATA

Format

SDO_GEOR.getNODATA(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

or

SDO_GEOR.getNODATA(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_RANGE_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the values or value ranges that represent NODATA cells in a GeoRaster object (in ascending order, without duplicates).

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Layer number in the GeoRaster object. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

Note:

The first function format (returning a number) is deprecated, and will not be supported in future releases. You are encouraged to use the second format (returning an SDO_RANGE_ARRAY object).

Some cells of a GeoRaster object may have no meaningful value assigned or collected. Such cells contain a NODATA value are thus called NODATA cells, which means that those cells are not semantically defined. The application is responsible for defining the meaning or significance of cells identified as NODATA cells. For more information about NODATA values and value ranges, see Section 1.9.

This function returns all the NODATA values and value ranges associated with a specified raster layer of the specified GeoRaster object, in ascending order and in a compact form with duplicates eliminated. The set of NODATA values and value ranges associated with a sublayer (layerNumber > 0) is always a superset of the values and value ranges of the object layer (layerNumber = 0). The result for a sublayer is the combination of the NODATA metadata entries for the specified sublayer, the object layer, and any pre-release 11g NODATA metadata stored as part of the raster description information.

If the specified GeoRaster object or layer has more than one NODATA value, you must use the function format that returns an SDO_RANGE_ARRAY object. The SDO_RANGE_ARRAY type is described in Section 1.9.

If this function returns a null value, it means that all cells of the GeoRaster object or of the specified layer are defined and have a meaningful cell value.

To specify the NODATA values for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.addNODATA procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the value to be used for NODATA cells in the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in table GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT SDO_GEOR.getNODATA(georaster, 0) NODATA FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0;

NODATA
------------
SDO_RANGE_ARRAY(SDO_RANGE(5,7))

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidMaxLevel

Format

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidMaxLevel(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the level number of the top pyramid of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

For information about pyramids, see Section 1.7.

Examples

The following example returns the pyramid type and level number of the top pyramid for the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with an GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getPyramidType(georaster),1,10) pyramidType,
       sdo_geor.getPyramidMaxLevel(georaster) maxLevel
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

PYRAMIDTYP   MAXLEVEL
---------- ----------
DECREASE            3

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidType

Format

SDO_GEOR.getPyramidType(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the pyramid type for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The pyramid type can be NONE (no pyramids) or DECREASE.

For information about pyramids, see Section 1.7.

Examples

The following example returns the pyramid type and level number of the top pyramid for the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with an GEORID column value of 21 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getPyramidType(georaster),1,10) pyramidType,
       sdo_geor.getPyramidMaxLevel(georaster) maxLevel
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

PYRAMIDTYP   MAXLEVEL
---------- ----------
DECREASE            3

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator

Format

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     bandBlockNumber IN NUMBER,

     rowBlockNumber IN NUMBER,

     columnBlockNumber IN NUMBER,

     loc IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     isBitmapMask IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     lock_for_write IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Gets the LOB locator of a specified raster block.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level of the block.

bandBlockNumber

Band number of the block.

rowBlockNumber

Row number of the block.

columnBlockNumber

Column number of the block.

loc

LOB locator.

isBitmapMask

The string TRUE specifies that a bitmap mask block will be accessed; the string FALSE specifies that a regular raster block will be accessed. If you do not specify this parameter, a regular raster block will be accessed. For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

lockForWrite

The string TRUE locks the row in the raster data table so that other users cannot lock or update that row until the current transaction ends; the string FALSE does not lock the row in the raster data table. If you do not specify this parameter, the row is not locked.

Usage Notes

This procedure gets the raster block locator using the specified parameters. The LOB locator is not opened, and no data is read or processed. You should use standard LOB operations to open and close the LOB locator and to read data from and write data to the LOB locator.

To ensure that data is read or written correctly, you must understand the physical storage of the raster data (described in Section 1.4), and you must compress and decompress the raster data as needed.

For information about LOB locators, see Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide.

Examples

The following example gets the LOB locators of two raster blocks, the first a regular raster block and the second a bitmap mask block. Both calls to the SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlockLocator procedure lock the row in the raster data table.

declare
gr sdo_georaster;
lb blob;
r1 raw(1024);

ln number;
begin
r1 := utl_raw.copies(utl_raw.cast_to_raw('0'),1024);

select georaster into gr from georaster_table where georid=1;
sdo_geor.getRasterBlockLocator(gr, 0, 0, 0, 0, lb, null, 'TRUE');
ln := 1024;
dbms_lob.write(lb, ln, 1, r1);

sdo_geor.getRasterBlockLocator(gr, 0, 0, 0, 0, lb, 'TRUE', 'TRUE');
ln := 128;
dbms_lob.write(lb, ln, 1, r1);
end;
/

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlocks

Format

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlocks(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     window IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY

     ) RETURN SDO_RASTERSET;

or

SDO_GEOR.getRasterBlocks(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     window IN SDO_GEOMETRY

     ) RETURN SDO_RASTERSET;

Description

Returns an object of the SDO_RASTERSET collection type that identifies all blocks of a specified pyramid level that have any spatial interaction with a specified window.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level from which to return the blocks that have any spatial interaction with the specified window.

window

Window from which to return the blocks that are in pyramidLevel. The data type can be SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY or SDO_GEOMETRY. If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, see the Usage Notes for SDO_SRID requirements.

Usage Notes

The SDO_RASTERSET collection type is described in Section 2.3.4.

If the window parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the SDO_SRID value must be one of the following:

Null, to specify raster space

A value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table

If the SDO_SRID values for the window parameter geometry and the model space are different, the window parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

Examples

The following example returns a collection set that identifies all raster blocks that have any spatial interaction with the specified window. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  ds sdo_rasterset;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2;
  ds := sdo_geor.getRasterBlocks(gr, 0, sdo_number_array(11,65,192,244));
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.getRasterData

Format

SDO_GEOR.getRasterData(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Creates a single BLOB object that contains all raster data of the input GeoRaster object at the specified pyramid level.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level for which to perform the operation.

rasterBlob

BLOB object to hold the result.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters to be applied in creating rasterBlob. The only storageParam keywords supported for this procedure are celldepth, compression, interleaving, and quality; all other keywords are ignored. Storage parameters are explained in Section 1.4.1.

If storageParam is null or not specified, the cell depth, interleaving, and compression type (and compression quality, if applicable) are the same as for the input GeoRaster object.

bgValues

Background values for filling sparse data. The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

This parameter is useful when the source has empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). If this parameter is not specified, any cells that are derived from an empty raster block are filled with the value 0 in the output BLOB.

Usage Notes

If the GeoRaster object is blocked, the mosaic of all blocks of the specified pyramid level is returned.

After the procedure completes, the rasterBlob object contains the cell (pixel) data without tiling.

You can specify compression even if the input GeoRaster object is not compressed or is compressed in a different format from what you specify in the storageParam parameter. To have decompressed output for a compressed input GeoRaster object, specify compression=NONE in the storageParam parameter. For information about GeoRaster compression and decompression, see Section 1.10.

Examples

The following example creates a BLOB object, using full-format baseline JPEG (JPEG-F) compression, with all raster data from the GeoRaster object whose ID value is 2 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. The definition of this table is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  lb blob;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2;
  dbms_lob.createTemporary(lb, FALSE);
  sdo_geor.getRasterData(gr, 0, lb, 'compress=JPEG-F');
  dbms_lob.freeTemporary(lb);
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset

Format

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     window IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     inWindow IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     outWindow OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     window IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL,

     polygonClip IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.getRasterSubset(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     inWindow IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     outWindow OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL,

     polygonClip IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Creates a single BLOB object containing all cells of a specified pyramid level that are inside or on the boundary of either a specified rectangular window or polygon geometry object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

pyramidLevel

Pyramid level on which to perform the operation.

window, inWindow

A rectangular window or a polygon geometry object from which to crop the cells. If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY and the polygonClip value is FALSE, the MBR of the geometry object is used as the window; if the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY and the polygonClip value is TRUE, the polygon geometry object (if valid) is used as the window. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, see also the Usage Notes for SDO_SRID requirements.

If window or inWindow is of type SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, use the bandNumbers parameter to specify one or more band numbers; if window or inWindow is of type SDO_GEOMETRY, use the layerNumbers parameter to specify one or more layer numbers.

layerNumbers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which the operation or operations are to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4). If you specify a null value for this parameter, the operation or operations are performed on all layers.

bandNumbers

A string identifying the physical band numbers on which the operation or operations are to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 1-3 for bands 1, 2, and 3). If you specify a null value for this parameter, the operation or operations are performed on all bands.

rasterBlob

BLOB object to hold the result (the mosaicked raster subset) of the operation. It must exist or have been initialized before the operation.

outWindow

An SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object identifying the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the output window in the cell space.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters to be applied in creating rasterBlob. The only supported storageParam keywords supported for this procedure are celldepth, compression, interleaving, and quality; all other keywords are ignored. Storage parameters are explained in Section 1.4.1.

If storageParam is null or not specified, the cell depth, interleaving, and compression type (and compression quality, if applicable) are the same as for the input GeoRaster object.

bgValues

Background values for filling sparse data. The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

This parameter is useful when the source has empty raster blocks and the output window intersects any empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). If this parameter is not specified, any cells in the output window that are derived from an empty raster block are filled with the value 0 in the output BLOB.

polygonClip

The string TRUE causes the window or inWindow geometry object to be used for the subset operation; the string FALSE or a null value causes the MBR (minimum bounding rectangle) of the window or inWindow geometry object to be used for the subset operation.

Usage Notes

This procedure has four formats, depending on whether the input window is specified as a geometry object or as the upper-left and lower-right corners of a box, and on whether the outWindow parameter is used to return the coordinates of the output window.

If the window or inWindow parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the SDO_SRID value must be one of the following:

Null, to specify raster space

A value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table

If the SDO_SRID values for the window parameter geometry and the model space are different, the window parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

If the window or inWindow parameter specifies a geodetic MBR, it cannot cross the date line meridian. For information about geodetic MBRs, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

After the procedure completes, the rasterBLOB parameter contains the cell (pixel) data in the cropped window without tiling. The cropped window is the overlapping portion of the specified window of interest and the source GeoRaster object's spatial extent. If the outWindow parameter is specified, after the procedure completes it contains the coordinates of the cropped window in the cell space.

The BLOB has no padding, except when the cell depth is less than 8 bits and the total number of bits needed for the output cannot be divided by 8; in these cases, unlike normal padding, only the last byte of the result is padded with 0 (zeros) for the trailing bits.

If polygonClip is TRUE, and if this procedure creates a rectangular image subset but the geometry is not a rectangle, check the validity of the inWindow geometry object with the function SDO_GEOM.VALIDATE_GEOMETRY_WITH_CONTEXT. For an invalid geometry, this procedure operates as if the polygonClip value is FALSE or a null value.

You can specify compression even if the input GeoRaster object is not compressed or is compressed in a different format from what you specify in the storageParam parameter. To have decompressed output for a compressed input GeoRaster object, specify compression=NONE in the storageParam parameter. For information about GeoRaster compression and decompression, see Section 1.10.

If you want to get a subset and reproject it to another coordinate system, do not use this procedure, but instead use the SDO_GEOR.reproject procedure using a format that includes the rasterBlob parameter, so that this BLOB holds the desired subset.

Examples

The following example retrieves raster data of a specified pyramid level inside a specified window. (It refers to the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  lb blob;
  win sdo_number_array;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;
  dbms_lob.createTemporary(lb, TRUE);
  win := sdo_number_array(-21,100,100,200);
  sdo_geor.getRasterSubset(gr, 0, win, null, lb);
  dbms_lob.freeTemporary(lb);
END;
/

The following example demonstrates how to get the window for the cropping. (It refers to the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  lb blob;
  win1 sdo_geometry;
  win2 sdo_number_array;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;
  dbms_lob.createTemporary(lb, TRUE);
  win1 := sdo_geometry(2003,82263,null,sdo_elem_info_array(1,1003,3),
                       sdo_ordinate_array(1828466,646447,1823400,642512));
  sdo_geor.getRasterSubset(gr, 0, win1, '1-3', lb, win2, 'compression=NONE');
  dbms_lob.freeTemporary(lb);
  IF win2 IS NOT NULL THEN
    dbms_output.put_line('output window: (' || win2(1) || ',' ||
                          win2(2) || ',' || win2(3) || ',' || win2(4) || ')');
  END IF;
END;
/

The following example demonstrates how to do clipping while querying a subset using a polygon.

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  lb blob;
  win1 sdo_geometry;
  win2 sdo_number_array;
BEGIN
  dbms_lob.createTemporary(lb, TRUE);
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM rstpoly_table WHERE georid=1;
  -- querying/clipping polygon
  win1 := sdo_geometry(2003, 26986, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1,1003,1),
                sdo_ordinate_array(237040,   897924,
                                   237013.3, 897831.6,
                                   237129,   897840,
                                   237182.5, 897785.5,
                                   237239.9, 897902.7,
                                   237223,   897954,
                                   237133,   897899,
                                   237040,   897924));
  sdo_geor.getRasterSubset(gr, 0, win1, '1-3',
                           lb, win2, NULL, NULL, 'TRUE');
  -- Then work on the resulting subset stored in lb.
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.getScaling

Format

SDO_GEOR.getScaling(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the coefficients of the scaling function for a layer of a GeoRaster object.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the scaling function in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the coefficients. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

The scaling function is as follows:

value = (a0 + a1 * cellvalue) / (b0 + b1 * cellvalue)

The order of the coefficients is: a₀, a₁, b₀, b₁.

Examples

The following example returns the scaling coefficients for layer number 0 (the whole object) of a specified GeoRaster object in a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. It scales original value range 0.0 to 1000.0 to be in the range 0.0 to 250.0.

SELECT sdo_geor.getScaling(georaster, 0) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0;

SDO_GEOR.GETSCALING(GEORASTER,0)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0.0, 0.25, 1, 0.0)

SDO_GEOR.getSourceInfo

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSourceInfo(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     ) RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAY;

Description

Gets the source information for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns the source information stored in the <sourceInfo> element in the metadata for the GeoRaster object (described in Appendix A).

The SDO_STRING2_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(2147483647) OF VARCHAR2(4096).

To replace or delete source information, use the SDO_GEOR.setSourceInfo procedure. To add source information, use the SDO_GEOR.addSourceInfo procedure.

Examples

The following example sets and adds some source information for a specified GeoRaster object, and then retrieves the information.

declare
 gr sdo_georaster;
begin
 select georaster into gr from georaster_table where georid=1 for update;
 sdo_geor.setSourceInfo(gr, 'Copyright (c) 2002, 2007, Oracle Corporation.');
 sdo_geor.addSourceInfo(gr, 'All rights reserved.');
 update georaster_table set georaster=gr where georid=1;
end;
/

select * from table(select sdo_geor.getSourceInfo(georaster) from georaster_table where id=1);

COLUMN_VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright (c) 2002, 2007, Oracle Corporation.
All rights reserved.

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimNumber

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimNumber(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the number of spatial dimensions of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

For the current release, this function always returns 2.

To return the number of cells in each spatial dimension of a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimSizes function.

Examples

The following example returns the GEORID column value, the number of spatial dimensions, and the number of cells in each spatial dimension for the GeoRaster objects in the table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. (The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getSpatialDimNumber(georaster) spatialDim,
           sdo_geor.getSpatialDimSizes(georaster) spatialDimSizes
   FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID SPATIALDIM SPATIALDIMSIZES
---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------
         0          2 SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1024, 1024)

         1          2 SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(384, 251)

         2          2 SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(512, 512)

         4          2 SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(512, 512)

        11          2 SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(7957, 5828)

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimSizes

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimSizes(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the number of cells in each spatial dimension of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

To return the number of spatial dimensions for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getSpatialDimNumber function.

Examples

The following example returns the spatial dimension sizes and the number of bands for a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getSpatialDimSizes(georaster) spatialDimSizes,
       sdo_geor.getBandDimSize(georaster) bandDimSize
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=21;

SPATIALDIMSIZES                  BANDDIMSIZE
--------------------------       -----------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(512, 512)           1

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialResolutions

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSpatialResolutions(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns the spatial resolution value along each spatial dimension of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

Each value indicates the number of units of measurement associated with the data area represented by that spatial dimension of a pixel. For example, if the spatial resolution values are (10,10) and the unit of measurement for the ground data is meters, each pixel represents an area of 10 meters by 10 meters.

The spatial resolutions may be inconsistent with the georeferencing information, especially when the GeoRaster object is not georectified. You can use the SDO_GEOR.setSpatialResolutions procedure to set the spatial resolutions to be the average resolutions for an image or the resolutions when the data was collected. In this case, georeferencing information should be used for precise measurement.

Examples

The following example returns the spatial resolution values along the column and row (X and Y) dimensions of a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getSpatialResolutions(georaster) spatialResolution
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=42;

SPATIALRESOLUTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(28.5, 28.5)

SDO_GEOR.getSpectralResolution

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSpectralResolution(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the spectral resolution of a GeoRaster object if it is a hyperspectral or multiband image.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

Taken together, the spectral unit and spectral resolution identify the wavelength interval for a band. For example, if the spectral resolution value is 2 and the spectral unit value is MILLIMETER, the wavelength interval for a band is 2 millimeters.

To set the spectral resolution for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setSpectralResolution procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the spectral unit and spectral resolution for all spatially referenced GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.getSpectralUnit(georaster),1,20) spectralUnit,
               sdo_geor.getSpectralResolution(georaster) spectralResolution
  FROM georaster_table
 WHERE sdo_geor.isSpatialReferenced(georaster)='TRUE';

    GEORID SPECTRALUNIT         SPECTRALRESOLUTION
---------- -------------------- ------------------
         4 MILLIMETER                        0.075

SDO_GEOR.getSpectralUnit

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSpectralUnit(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the unit of measurement for identifying the wavelength interval for a band.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function can return one of the following values: METER, MILLIMETER, MICROMETER, NANOMETER.

Taken together, the spectral unit and spectral resolution identify the wavelength interval for a band. For example, if the spectral resolution value is 2 and the spectral unit value is MILLIMETER, the wavelength interval for a band is 2 millimeters.

To set the spectral unit for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setSpectralUnit procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the spectral unit and spectral resolution for all spatially referenced GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.getSpectralUnit(georaster),1,20) spectralUnit,
               sdo_geor.getSpectralResolution(georaster) spectralResolution
  FROM georaster_table
 WHERE sdo_geor.isSpatialReferenced(georaster)='TRUE';

    GEORID SPECTRALUNIT         SPECTRALRESOLUTION
---------- -------------------- ------------------
         4 MILLIMETER                        0.075

SDO_GEOR.getSRS

Format

SDO_GEOR.getSRS(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_GEOR_SRS;

Description

Returns an object of type SDO_GEOR_SRS containing information related to the spatial referencing of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The SDO_GEOR_SRS object type is described in Section 2.3.5.

Examples

The following example returns information related to the spatial referencing of all spatially referenced GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getSRS(georaster) SRS
  FROM georaster_table
  WHERE sdo_geor.isSpatialReferenced(georaster)='TRUE';

    GEORID
----------
SRS(ISREFERENCED, ISRECTIFIED, ISORTHORECTIFIED, SRID, SPATIALRESOLUTION, SPATIA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         4
SDO_GEOR_SRS('TRUE', 'TRUE', NULL, 82262, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(28.5, 28.5), NULL, NU
LL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 2, 1, 3,
 32631.5614, 0, -.03508772), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 0, 0, 1, 1), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1
, 2, 1, 3, -7894.7544, .035087719, 0), SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 0, 0, 1, 1) , NULL,
NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)

SDO_GEOR.getStatistics

Format

SDO_GEOR.getStatistics(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;

Description

Returns statistical data associated with a layer.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the statistics. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns statistical data described by the <statisticDatasetType> element in the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is described in Appendix A. The function returns an array with the following values: MIN, MAX, MEAN, MEDIAN, MODEVALUE, and STD.

To set the statistical data associated with a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.setStatistics procedure.

Examples

The following example returns statistical data for layer 1 of a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getStatistics(georaster, 1) layer1
FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

LAYER1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 255, 100, 127, 95, 25)

SDO_GEOR.getTotalLayerNumber

Format

SDO_GEOR.getTotalLayerNumber(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the total number of layers in a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

For information about layers, see Section 1.5.

Examples

The following example returns the total number of layers in each GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getTotalLayerNumber(georaster) totalLayerNumber
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID TOTALLAYERNUMBER
---------- ----------------
         2                1
         4                3

SDO_GEOR.getULTCoordinate

Format

SDO_GEOR.getULTCoordinate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY ;

Description

Returns the cell coordinates of the upper-left corner of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns two or three numbers. If it returns two numbers, they are row and column ordinates. If it returns three numbers, they are row, column, and band ordinates.

Examples

The following example returns the row, column, and band ordinates for the upper-left corner of a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT sdo_geor.getULTCoordinate(georaster) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=23;

SDO_GEOR.GETULTCOORDINATE(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(256, 0, 0)

SDO_GEOR.getVAT

Format

SDO_GEOR.getVAT(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the name of the value attribute table (VAT) associated with a layer of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the VAT. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

For more information about value attribute tables, see Section 1.2.3.

To set the name of the value attribute table to be associated with a layer of a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setVAT procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the value attribute tables for layers 0, 1, 2, and 3 of the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.getVAT(georaster, 0),1,20) vatTable0,
       substr(sdo_geor.getVAT(georaster, 1),1,20) vatTable1,
       substr(sdo_geor.getVAT(georaster, 2),1,20) vatTable2,
       substr(sdo_geor.getVAT(georaster, 3),1,20) vatTable3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

VATTABLE0            VATTABLE1            VATTABLE2            VATTABLE3
-------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------
VAT0                 VAT1                 VAT2                 VAT1

SDO_GEOR.getVersion

Format

SDO_GEOR.getVersion(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the user-specified version of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The version returned is in the format major-version.minor-version.

To set the user-specified version of a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setVersion procedure.

Examples

The following example returns the user-specified version of the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. (The output is reformatted for readability.)

SELECT georid, sdo_geor.getVersion(georaster) version FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID VERSION
---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
         2  10.1
         4  9i.2

SDO_GEOR.hasBitmapMask

Format

SDO_GEOR.hasBitmapMask(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Checks if a GeoRaster object or layer has an associated bitmap mask.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer to check. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object or layer has an associated bitmap mask, or FALSE if it does not have an associated bitmap mask.

For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Examples

The following example checks if layers 0 through 4 of a specified GeoRaster object have associated bitmap masks.

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.hasBitmapMask(georaster,0),1,12) BM0,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasBitmapMask(georaster,1),1,12) BM1,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasBitmapMask(georaster,2),1,12) BM2,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasBitmapMask(georaster,3),1,12) BM3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0;

SDO_GEOR.hasGrayScale

Format

SDO_GEOR.hasGrayScale(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Checks if a layer of a GeoRaster object has grayscale information.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer to check. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the string TRUE if the layer has grayscale information, or FALSE if the layer does not use grayscale representation. Section 2.3.3 describes grayscale display.

If the layer has grayscale information, you can get and set the grayscale mappings and the grayscale mapping table name. See the following: SDO_GEOR.getGrayScale and SDO_GEOR.getGrayScaleTable functions, and SDO_GEOR.setGrayScale and SDO_GEOR.setGrayScaleTable procedures.

Examples

The following example checks if layers 0 and 1 of a specified GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) have grayscale information. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.hasGrayScale(georaster, 0),1,15) hasGrayScale0,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasGrayScale(georaster, 1),1,15) hasGrayScale1
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

HASGRAYSCALE0   HASGRAYSCALE1
--------------- ---------------
TRUE            FALSE

SDO_GEOR.hasNODATAMask

Format

SDO_GEOR.hasNODATAMask(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Checks if a GeoRaster object or layer has an associated NODATA bitmap mask.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer to check. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object or layer has an associated NODATA bitmap mask, or FALSE if it does not have an associated NODATA bitmap mask.

For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Examples

The following example checks if layers 0 through 4 of a specified GeoRaster object have associated NODATA bitmap masks.

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.hasNODATAMask(georaster,0),1,12) BM0,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasNODATAMask(georaster,1),1,12) BM1,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasNODATAMask(georaster,2),1,12) BM2,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasNODATAMask(georaster,3),1,12) BM3
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0;

SDO_GEOR.hasPseudoColor

Format

SDO_GEOR.hasPseudoColor(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Checks if a layer of a GeoRaster object has pseudocolor information.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer to check. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

Usage Notes

This function returns the string TRUE if the layer has pseudocolor information, or FALSE if the layer does not have pseudocolor information (that is, does not use pseudocolor representation). Section 2.3.2 describes colormaps and pseudocolor display.

If the layer has pseudocolor information, you can get and set the colormap and colormap table name. See the following: SDO_GEOR.getColorMap and SDO_GEOR.getColorMapTable functions, and SDO_GEOR.setColorMap and SDO_GEOR.setColorMapTable procedures.

Examples

The following example checks if layers 0 and 1 of a specified GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) have pseudocolor information. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT substr(sdo_geor.hasPseudoColor(georaster, 0),1,15) hasPseudoColor0,
       substr(sdo_geor.hasPseudoColor(georaster, 1),1,15) hasPseudoColor1
  FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

HASPSEUDOCOLOR0 HASPSEUDOCOLOR1
--------------- ---------------
FALSE           TRUE

SDO_GEOR.importFrom

Format

SDO_GEOR.importFrom(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     r_sourceFormat IN VARCHAR2,

     r_sourceType IN VARCHAR2,

     r_sourceName IN VARCHAR2,

     h_sourceFormat IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     h_sourceType IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     h_sourceName IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.importFrom(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     r_sourceFormat IN VARCHAR2,

     r_sourceBLOB IN BLOB,

     h_sourceFormat IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     h_sourceCLOB IN CLOB DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Imports an image file or BLOB object into a GeoRaster object stored in the database.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object to hold the result of the operation.

storageParam

String containing storage parameters. The format and usage are as explained in Section 1.4.1. Currently, the keywords supported for this operation are:

blocking: FALSE causes the image to be stored as a single block. If the blocksize parameter is not specified, TRUE causes the image to be reblocked using the default reblocking parameter values: (256,256,B), where B is the total number of bands that the image contains. If the blocksize parameter is specified, blocking is automatically interpreted as TRUE.

blocksize: (See the explanation in Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

compression: (See the explanation in Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.) The default value is NONE, which causes the raw data to be loaded without any compression.

quality: (See the explanation in Table 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

raster: TRUE (the default) causes the raster image data in a GeoTIFF format file to be loaded along with the georeferencing information; FALSE causes only the georeferencing information to be loaded from the GeoTIFF format file, without the raster image data, into an existing GeoRaster object.

spatialExtent: FALSE (the default) causes a spatial extent not to be generated; TRUE causes a spatial extent to be generated if the SRID is nonzero and matches the SRID of any existing spatial extent index.

srid: Coordinate system SRID numeric value, identifying an optional backup SRID, relevant when loading a GeoTIFF format file. This SRID value is used if the GeoTIFF configuration values do not match any SRID values recognized by Oracle Spatial.

r_sourceFormat

Raster source format. Must be one of the following: TIFF, GIF, BMP, GeoTIFF, or PNG. (JPEG is not supported for this procedure; however, you can use the client-side GeoRaster loader tool, described in Section 1.14, to import a JPEG file.)

r_sourceType

Type of source for the import operation. Must be FILE.

r_sourceName

Source file name (with full path specification) if r_sourceType is FILE. If you are using this procedure only to load the world file into an existing GeoRaster object, specify a null value for this parameter.

r_sourceBLOB

Raster source object of type BLOB.

h_sourceFormat

Geoheader source format. Must be WORLDFILE.

h_sourceType

Geoheader type of source for the import operation. Must be FILE.

h_sourceName

Geoheader source file name (with full path specification) if h_sourceType is FILE., and optionally an SRID value. To specify the SRID value, add it after the file name, separated by a comma. Example: '/mypath/mydir/worldfile.tfw,82934' (UNIX or Linux) or 'C:\mypath\mydir\worldfile.tfw,82934' (Windows)

h_sourceCLOB

Geoheader source as an object of type CLOB.

Usage Notes

For information about using this procedure or the GeoRaster loader tool to load raster data, see Section 3.3.

If you receive an "insufficient memory" error when loading a very large image, see Section 3.3.1.

When loading an image into a GeoRaster database, you should always specify a block size, and it should generally be 256x256 or larger.

Specify values for the parameters with names that start with r_ and h_ only if the raster image and the geoheader are in separate files or objects.

This procedure can load an ESRI world file from a file or from a CLOB object.

This procedure does not support JPEG as a source file format. You can use the client-side GeoRaster loader tool, described in Section 1.14, to import a JPEG file.

The GeoTIFF PixelIsArea raster space is equivalent to the GeoRaster upperleft-based cell coordinate system. An import from GeoTIFF is always to the GeoRaster center-based cell coordinate system, with a half-pixel adjustment of the affine transformation if the GeoTIFF file is specified in PixelIsArea raster space.

To load GeoTIFF images with the SDO_GEOR.importFrom procedure, you will need the xtiff-jai.jar and geotiff-jai.jar libraries. For more information about these GeoTIFF libraries, see Section 3.5.

This procedure does not support raster data that has a cell depth value of 2BIT or source multiband raster data with BIL and BSQ interleaving types.

The imported GeoRaster object has the BIP interleaving type.

Before you call this procedure, you must have read permission on the files to be imported or the directory that contains the files. The following example (run as user SYSTEM) grants read permission on a file to user HERMAN:

call dbms_java.grant_permission('HERMAN','SYS:java.io.FilePermission',
  '/mydirectory/myimages/img1.tif', 'read' );

Examples

The following example initializes an empty GeoRaster object into which an external image in TIFF format is to be imported, and then imports the image.

DECLARE
   geor SDO_GEORASTER;
BEGIN
-- Initialize an empty GeoRaster object into which the external image
-- is to be imported.
INSERT INTO georaster_table
   values( 1, 'TIFF', sdo_geor.init('rdt_1') );

-- Import the TIFF image.
SELECT georaster INTO geor FROM georaster_table
   WHERE georid = 1 FOR UPDATE;
sdo_geor.importFrom(geor, NULL, 'TIFF', 'file',
   '/mydirectory/myimages/img1.tif');
UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = geor WHERE georid = 1;
COMMIT;
END;/

The following example imports images from a BLOB and an ESRI world file from a CLOB.

CREATE TABLE blob_table (blob_col BLOB, blobid NUMBER unique, clob_col CLOB);
INSERT INTO blob_table VALUES (empty_blob(), 1, null);
INSERT INTO blob_table VALUES (empty_blob(), 2, empty_clob());
COMMIT;

DECLARE
  geor1 SDO_GEORASTER;
  lobd1 BLOB;
  lobd2 CLOB;
  fileName VARCHAR2(1024);
  file BFILE;
  wfile BFILE;
  wfname VARCHAR2(1024);
  amt INTEGER;
  amt1 INTEGER;

BEGIN
-- Import BLOB into GeoRaster object.
-- First, if appropriate, load an existing image file into a BLOB object.
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'CREATE DIRECTORY  blob_test_one AS '''/xyz'''';
fileName := '/parrot.tif';
file := BFILENAME('BLOB_TEST_ONE', fileName);
wfname := '/parrot.tfw';
wfile := BFILENAME('BLOB_TEST_ONE', wfname);
SELECT clob_col into lobd2 from blob_table WHERE blobid = 2 for update;
SELECT blob_col into lobd1 from blob_table WHERE blobid = 2 for update;
dbms_lob.fileopen(file, dbms_lob.file_readonly);
dbms_lob.fileopen(wfile, dbms_lob.file_readonly);
amt1 := dbms_lob.getLength(wfile);
dbms_lob.loadfromfile(lobd1, file, amt);
dbms_lob.loadfromfile(lobd2, wfile, amt1);
COMMIT;
dbms_lob.fileclose(file);
dbms_lob.fileclose(wfile);

-- Then, import this BLOB into a GeoRaster object.
SELECT georaster INTO geor1 from georaster_table WHERE georid = 14 for update;
sdo_geor.importFrom(geor1,'', 'TIFF', lobd1, 'WORLDFILE', lobd2);
sdo_geor.setModelSRID(geor1, 82394);
UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = geor1 WHERE georid = 14;
COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.init

Format

SDO_GEOR.init(

     rasterDataTable IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     rasterID IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL

     ) RETURN SDO_GEORASTER;

Description

Initializes an empty GeoRaster object, which must then be registered n the xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views (see the Usage Notes).

Parameters

rasterDataTable

Name of the object table of type SDO_RASTER that stores the cell data blocks. Must not contain spaces, period separators, or mixed-case letters in a quoted string; the name is always converted to uppercase when stored in an SDO_GEORASTER object. The RDT should be in the same schema as its associated GeoRaster table. If you do not specify this parameter, GeoRaster generates a unique table name to be used for the raster data table. If you specify this parameter and the table already exists but is not an object table of type SDO_RASTER, an exception is raised.

rasterID

Number that uniquely identifies the blocks of this GeoRaster object in its raster data table. If you do not specify this parameter, a unique sequence number is generated for the ID.

Usage Notes

After initializing the empty GeoRaster object and before performing any operations on the object, you must register it in the xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views by inserting the empty GeoRaster object into a GeoRaster table. (The xxx_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views are described in Section 2.4. GeoRaster operations are described in Chapter 3.)

This function returns an empty SDO_GEORASTER object with its rasterDataTable and rasterID attributes set. All other attributes of the SDO_GEORASTER object are null.

This function does not require that the specified raster data table exist. However, the table must exist before any data can be inserted into it, and you must create the table.

If a table has multiple GeoRaster object columns, and if for each column you plan to call the SDO_GEOR.init or SDO_GEOR.createBlank function with identical parameter values that contain a null rasterDataTable or rasterID parameter value, do not try to use the SDO_GEOR.init or SDO_GEOR.createBlank function on all such columns with a single INSERT or UPDATE statement. For example, assuming a table named LSAT_TABLE containing the columns (georid NUMBER, type VARCHAR2(32), image_date VARCHAR2(32), image_15m SDO_GEORASTER, image_30m SDO_GEORASTER, image_60m SDO_GEORASTER), do not use a statement like the following:

INSERT INTO lsat_table VALUES(1, 'L1G', '2004-02-25',
  sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'), sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'),
  sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'));

Instead, in cases such as this, do either of the following:

Always specify a rasterID parameter value when calling the function. The following example specifies raster ID values of 1, 2, and 3 for the GeoRaster objects being inserted into the last three columns:

INSERT INTO lsat_table VALUES(1, 'L1G', '2004-02-25',
  sdo_geor.init('RDT_1', 1), sdo_geor.init('RDT_1', 2),
  sdo_geor.init('RDT_1', 3));

Use the function with only one GeoRaster object with each INSERT or UPDATE statement. The following example inserts a row initializing one GeoRaster object column and specifying the other two as null, and then updates the row twice to initialize the second and third GeoRaster object columns:

INSERT INTO lsat_table VALUES(1, 'L1G', '2004-02-25',
  sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'), null, null);
UPDATE lsat_table SET image_30m = sdo_geor.init('RDT_1')
  WHERE georid = 1;
UPDATE lsat_table SET image_60m = sdo_geor.init('RDT_1')
  WHERE georid = 1;

Examples

The following example inserts an initialized GeoRaster object into the GEORASTER_TABLE table. The raster data table associated with the GeoRaster object is RDT_1. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
  VALUES (1, sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'));

SDO_GEOR.isBlank

Format

SDO_GEOR.isBlank(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object, or FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not a blank GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

In a blank GeoRaster object, all cells have the same cell value.

To change the cell value of an existing blank GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.setBlankCellValue procedure. To return the cell value of a specified GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue function.

Examples

The following example determines whether or not each GeoRaster object in the GEORASTER column of the GEORASTER_TABLE table is a blank GeoRaster object. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.isBlank(georaster),1,7) isBlank
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID ISBLANK
---------- -------
         2 FALSE
         4 FALSE

SDO_GEOR.isOrthoRectified

Format

SDO_GEOR.isOrthoRectified(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object is identified as orthorectified, or FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not identified as orthorectified.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function checks the GeoRaster metadata for the object to see if it is specified as orthorectified. It does not check if the object is actually orthorectified. Users are responsible for validating the GeoRaster object and ensuring that orthorectification is performed.

To specify that a GeoRaster object is orthorectified, use the SDO_GEOR.setOrthoRectified procedure.

Examples

The following example checks if the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table are specified as spatially referenced, rectified, and orthorectified. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.isSpatialReferenced(georaster),1,20)
             isSpatialReferenced,
           substr(sdo_geor.isRectified(georaster),1,20) isRectified,
           substr(sdo_geor.isOrthoRectified(georaster),1,20) isOrthoRectified
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID ISSPATIALREFERENCED  ISRECTIFIED          ISORTHORECTIFIED
---------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
         2 TRUE                 TRUE                 TRUE
         4 TRUE                 TRUE                 FALSE

SDO_GEOR.isRectified

Format

SDO_GEOR.isRectified(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object is identified as rectified, or FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not identified as rectified.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function checks the GeoRaster metadata for the object to see if it is specified as rectified. Users are responsible for validating the GeoRaster object and ensuring that rectification is performed.

To specify that a GeoRaster object is rectified, use the SDO_GEOR.setRectified procedure.

Examples

The following example checks if the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table are specified as spatially referenced, rectified, and orthorectified. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.isSpatialReferenced(georaster),1,20)
             isSpatialReferenced,
           substr(sdo_geor.isRectified(georaster),1,20) isRectified,
           substr(sdo_geor.isOrthoRectified(georaster),1,20) isOrthoRectified
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID ISSPATIALREFERENCED  ISRECTIFIED          ISORTHORECTIFIED
---------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
         2 TRUE                 TRUE                 TRUE
         4 TRUE                 TRUE                 FALSE

SDO_GEOR.isSpatialReferenced

Format

SDO_GEOR.isSpatialReferenced(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object is spatially referenced, or FALSE if the GeoRaster object is not spatially referenced.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object must have been validated.

Examples

The following example checks if the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table are specified as spatially referenced, rectified, and orthorectified. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

SELECT georid, substr(sdo_geor.isSpatialReferenced(georaster),1,20)
             isSpatialReferenced,
           substr(sdo_geor.isRectified(georaster),1,20) isRectified,
           substr(sdo_geor.isOrthoRectified(georaster),1,20) isOrthoRectified
  FROM georaster_table;

    GEORID ISSPATIALREFERENCED  ISRECTIFIED          ISORTHORECTIFIED
---------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
         2 TRUE                 TRUE                 TRUE
         4 TRUE                 TRUE                 FALSE

SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers

Format

SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers(

     targetGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourceGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourceLayerNumbers IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.mergeLayers(

     source1GeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     source1LayerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     source2GeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     source2LayerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Merges the layers of two GeoRaster objects, either by appending source layers to a target GeoRaster object (first format) or by performing a union operation (second format).

Parameters

targetGeoRaster

GeoRaster object to which layers in sourceGeoRaster are to be appended. Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as sourceGeoRaster. (Be sure to make a copy of this object before calling this procedure.)

sourceGeoRaster

GeoRaster object in which specified layers are to be appended to targetGeoRaster.

sourceLayerNumbers

String specifying one or more layer numbers of layers in sourceGeoRaster to be appended to targetGeoRaster. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '1,3-5,7' for layers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

source1GeoRaster

One GeoRaster object in which specified layers are to be joined in a union operation with layers from source2GeoRaster in the output GeoRaster object outGeoRaster.

source1LayerNumbers

String specifying one or more layer numbers of layers in source1GeoRaster to be joined in a union operation with layers from source2GeoRaster in the output GeoRaster object outGeoRaster. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '1,3-5,7' for layers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

source2GeoRaster

One GeoRaster object in which specified layers are to be joined in a union operation with layers from source1GeoRaster in the output GeoRaster object outGeoRaster.

source2LayerNumbers

String specifying one or more layer numbers of layers in source2GeoRaster to be joined in a union operation with layers from source1GeoRaster in the output GeoRaster object outGeoRaster. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '1,3-5,7' for layers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters to be applied in creating outGeoRaster. Storage parameters are explained in Section 1.4.1.

outGeoRaster

The new SDO_GEORASTER object that reflects the results of the union operation. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as source1GeoRaster or source2GeoRaster.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

Note:

Be sure to make a copy of the targetGeoRaster object before you call this procedure, because the changes made to this GeoRaster object might not be reversible after the procedure completes.

The resulting GeoRaster object (georaster or outGeoRaster parameter) must not be the same GeoRaster object as sourceGeoRaster, source1GeoRaster, or source2GeoRaster.

The two GeoRaster objects to be appended or unioned together must have the same spatial dimension sizes and cover the same area. If one of the GeoRaster objects is georeferenced, the other one must also be georeferenced, have the same model SRID and spatial resolutions, and cover the same area in the model space. If neither GeoRaster object is georeferenced, their ultCoordinates must be the same.

Examples

The following example merges specified layers of two GeoRaster objects into a third GeoRaster object, by performing a union operation.

declare
 gr1 sdo_georaster;
 gr2 sdo_georaster;
 gr3 sdo_georaster;
begin
 select georaster into gr1 from georaster_table where georid=1;
 select georaster into gr2 from georaster_table where georid=2;
 insert into georaster_table(georid, georaster) values (3, sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'))
    returning georaster into gr3;
 sdo_geor.mergeLayers(gr1, '3', gr2, '2,1', 'blocking=false', gr3);
 update georaster_table set georaster=gr3 where georid=3;
 commit;
end;
/

SDO_GEOR.mosaic

Format

SDO_GEOR.mosaic(

     georasterTableName IN VARCHAR2,

     georasterColumnName IN VARCHAR2,

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Mosaics GeoRaster objects into one GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georasterTableName

Name of the table or view containing all source GeoRaster objects.

georasterColumnName

Column of type SDO_GEORASTER in georasterTableName.

georaster

GeoRaster object to hold the result of the mosaic operation. Cannot be the same as any GeoRaster object in georasterColumnName in georasterTableName.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters, as explained in Section 1.4.1. If this parameter is null, the resulting GeoRaster object has the same storage parameters (blockSize, cellDepth, interleaving, and compression) as the upper-left corner source GeoRaster object in the model space (if applicable) or cell space. However, it is recommended that you specify the storage parameters, particularly the blocking size, as appropriate for the size of the output mosaic, unless you want the mosaic to have the same storage parameters as those of the upper-left corner GeoRaster object to be mosaicked.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4), which could happen when the source GeoRaster objects have empty raster blocks or when the source GeoRaster objects do not cover the whole area. The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

The source GeoRaster objects must be prepared images or raster data so that they can be mosaicked directly. The GeoRaster objects to be mosaicked must:

Not be a mixture of georeferenced and nongeoreferenced objects. Either all of the objects are georeferenced, or none of the objects is georeferenced.

Have the same SRID value if the objects are georeferenced, and the georeferencing method must be affine transformation. The affine transformations of the GeoRaster objects must have the same set of coefficients (A, B, D and E) or (b, c, e, f). This means that the images must have the same X resolution and Y resolution (although the X and Y resolutions do not have to be the same), the same rotation angle, and the same skewing factor; in other words, the images must have the same resolutions, and be rotated and skewed in the same way if the images are rotated and skewed.

Have the same number of layers or bands. There is no restriction on the row and column dimension sizes of the source objects; for example, they do not need to be a power of 2.

Have the same mapping between band number and layers.

If the GeoRaster objects to be mosaicked are georeferenced, they are co-located according to their georeferencing information. If the GeoRaster objects are not georeferenced, they are co-located according to their ULTCoordinate values. (The ULTCoordinate is explained in Section 1.3.)

If applicable, the resulting GeoRaster object takes the spatial reference metadata information from the upper-left corner source GeoRaster object in the model space. It also takes the cell space and any default storage attributes from the upper-left corner source GeoRaster object in the model space.

If the source GeoRaster objects have empty raster blocks or do not cover the whole area, the mosaicked result GeoRaster object may have empty or partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). A result raster block that is not covered by any of the source GeoRaster objects is kept empty. Any partially empty raster blocks are filled with the values specified in the bgValues parameter, or with 0 if the bgValues parameter is not specified.

If the source GeoRaster objects overlap, data of the overlapping area comes from the source object that covers it and that has the largest ultCoordinate in the cell space where all the source objects are co-located.

Any bitmap masks associated with the source GeoRaster objects are not considered, and the bitmapmask parameter is ignored if it is specified in the storageParam string.

If all source GeoRaster objects are blank and have the same blankCellValue value, the resulting GeoRaster object is blank and has that blankCellValue value; otherwise, the resulting GeoRaster object is not blank.

The GeoRaster object to contain the results of the mosaic operation (georaster parameter) must not be any of the source GeoRaster objects (the objects on which the mosaic operation is performed).

Any pyramid data for the source GeoRaster objects is not considered, and the pyramid parameter is ignored if it is specified in the storageParam string.

The mosaic operation performs internal commit operations at regular intervals, and thus it cannot be rolled back. If the operation is interrupted, dangling raster blocks may exist in the raster data table. You can handle dangling raster blocks by maintaining GeoRaster objects and system data in the database, as explained in Section 3.20.

Examples

The following example inserts an initialized GeoRaster object into the GEORASTER_TABLE table, returns the GeoRaster object into a variable named gr, mosaics all the GeoRaster objects in the GROBJ column of a table named GRTAB, and stores the resulting mosaicked GeoRaster object in the same variable. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1. The GRTAB table definition is not important to the example and is not presented here.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
      VALUES (12, sdo_geor.init('rdt_1'))
      RETURNING georaster INTO gr;
  sdo_geor.mosaic('grtab', 'grobj', gr, 'blocksize=(512,512,1)');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr WHERE id=12;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.reproject

Format

SDO_GEOR.reproject(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outSRID IN NUMBER,

     outGeoraster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.reproject(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cropArea IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outSRID IN NUMBER,

     outGeoraster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.reproject(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cropArea IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outSRID IN NUMBER,

     outGeoraster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.reproject(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cropArea IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outSRID IN NUMBER,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     outArea OUT SDO_GEOMETRY,

     outWindow OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.reproject(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cropArea IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outSRID IN NUMBER,

     rasterBlob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,

     outArea OUT SDO_GEOMETRY,

     outWindow OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Reprojects all or part of a GeoRaster object to a different Oracle Spatial coordinate system (specified by the outSRID parameter). The resulting object can be a new GeoRaster object (for persistent storage) or a BLOB (for temporary use).

Parameters

inGeoRaster

The SDO_GEORASTER object on which the reprojection operation is to be performed to create the new object.

pyramidLevel

A number specifying the pyramid level of the source GeoRaster object.

cropArea

Crop area definition. If cropArea is of type SDO_GEOMETRY, use the layerNumbers parameter to specify one or more layer numbers; if cropArea is of type SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, use the bandNumbers parameter to specify one or more band numbers.

If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) of the geometry object is used as the crop area; see also the Usage Notes for SDO_SRID requirements.

layerNumbers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which the operation is to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4).

bandNumbers

A string identifying the physical band numbers on which the operation is to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 1-3 for bands 1, 2, and 3).

resampleParam

A string containing the resampling parameters. See the Usage Notes for information about the available keywords and values.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters, as explained in Section 1.4.1.

outGeoRaster

The new SDO_GEORASTER object that reflects the results of the scaling operation. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as inGeoRaster.

rasterBlob

BLOB to hold the output reflecting the new coordinate system. It must exist or have been initialized before the reprojection operation.

outArea

An SDO_GEOMETRY object containing the MBR (minimum bounding rectangle) in the model coordinate system of the resulting object.

outWindow

An SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object identifying the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the output window in the cell space.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

This procedure has two general kinds of interfaces:

The first three formats generate a persistent GeoRaster object for storage in the database.

The remaining formats generate a BLOB for temporary storage for immediate use, such as to display data on the screen.

inGeoRaster should be georeferenced and have a SRID value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table. outSRID should be different from the SRID of inGeoRaster. In some cases, the reprojection is inappropriate, such as reprojecting a GeoRaster object in NAD83, Massachusetts Mainland (SRID = 26986) to coordinate system NAD 27, UTM zone 49N (SRID = 2032649). In this case, the reprojection would result in a large distortion and thus is not performed.

inGeoRaster and outGeoRaster must be different GeoRaster objects. After the operation, the ULT coordinates of the resulting GeoRaster object are set to zero (0).

If the source or destination object has a three-dimensional coordinate system, the height (Z) values are set to zero (0).

If you use the format that includes the pyramidLevel parameter and you specify a value greater than zero (0), the reprojection is based on the specified pyramid level of the source GeoRaster object; otherwise, the reprojection is based on the original GeoRaster object (pyramidLevel=0). The output GeoRaster object has no pyramid data.

If the cropArea parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, its SDO_SRID value must be a value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table. If the SDO_SRID values for the cropArea parameter geometry and the inGeoraster object model space are different, the cropArea parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

If the cropArea parameter specifies a geodetic MBR, it cannot cross the date line meridian. (For information about geodetic MBRs, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.) Only the overlapping portion of the specified crop area and the spatial extent of the source GeoRaster object is reprojected.

resampleParam must be a quoted string that contains one or more of the following keywords, each with an appropriate value:

resampling (for example, resampling=NN): Specifies the resampling method. Must be one of the following: NN (value of the nearest neighbor cell in the original GeoRaster object), BILINEAR (distance-weighted average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE4 (simple average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE16 (simple average of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), CUBIC (cubic convolution of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object).

nodata (for example, nodata=TRUE): Specifies whether NODATA values and value ranges should be considered during the procedure. Must be either TRUE (NODATA values and value ranges should be considered) or FALSE (NODATA values and value ranges should not be considered). The default value is FALSE. If the value is TRUE and the resampling method is BILINEAR, AVERAGE4, AVERAGE16, or CUBIC, whenever a cell value involved in the resampling calculation is a NODATA value, the result of the resampling is also a NODATA value. The resulting NODATA value is the minimum NODATA value associated with the current raster layer, if multiple NODATA values or value ranges exist.

Examples

The following example reprojects a GeoRaster object into the coordinate system defined by SRID 32618. The result is another GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
   gr1 sdo_georaster;
   gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=10;
  INSERT INTO reproject_table VALUES (21, 'WGS 84 / UTM zone 18N',
                                      SDO_GEOR.init('rdt_5', 21))
  RETURNING georaster INTO gr2;
  sdo_geor.Reproject(gr1, 0, 0, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 0, 517, 517),
                             null, null, 'blocking=true, blocksize=(256,256,3),
                             interleaving=BSQ', 32618, gr2);
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=21;
   COMMIT;
END;
/

The following example reprojects a GeoRaster object into the coordinate system defined by SRID 32618. The result is temporary BLOB containing data in JPEG-F format.

DECLARE
   gr1 sdo_georaster;
   lob1 BLOB;
   outArea SDO_Geometry;
   outWindow SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=10;
   dbms_lob.createTemporary(lob1, TRUE);
   sdo_geor.Reproject(gr1, 0, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 0, 120, 300),
                              '0',  null, 'compression = JPEG-F', 32618,
                              lob1, outArea, outWindow);

   dbms_lob.freeTemporary(lob1);
   COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy

Format

SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     scaleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.scaleCopy(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     scaleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     resampleParam IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Scales a GeoRaster object by enlarging or reducing the image along row and column dimensions, and puts the result into a new object that reflects the scaling.

Parameters

inGeoRaster

The SDO_GEORASTER object on which the scaling operation is to be performed to create the new object (outGeoRaster).

pyramidLevel

A number specifying the pyramid level of the source GeoRaster object.

scaleParam

A string specifying a scaling parameter keyword and its associated value. The keyword must be one of the following:

scaleFactor, to reduce or enlarge as a multiple of the original size. This keyword must have a numeric value greater than 0 (zero) (for example, 'scaleFactor=0.75'). A value of 1.0 will not change the current size; a value less than 1 will reduce the image; a value greater than 1 will enlarge the image. The number of cells along each dimension is the original number multiplied by scaleFactor. For example, if the scaleFactor value is 2 and the GeoRaster object has X and Y dimensions, the number of cells along each dimension is doubled.

maxDimSize, to specify a size in terms of the maximum number of cells for each dimension. This keyword must have a numeric value for each dimension (for example, 'maxDimSize=(512,512)'). The aspect ratio is not changed.

resampleParam

A string containing the resampling parameters. See the Usage Notes for information about the available keywords and values.

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters, as explained in Section 1.4.1.

outGeoRaster

The new SDO_GEORASTER object that reflects the results of the scaling operation. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as inGeoRaster.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

Use this procedure to create a new GeoRaster object reflecting the specified scaling, based on the original GeoRaster object or a specified pyramid level of the GeoRaster object. After you use this procedure, you can check to ensure that the desired changes were made in the copy of the original GeoRaster object, and then discard the original GeoRaster object if you wish.

If you use the format that does not include the pyramidLevel parameter, the scaling is based on the original GeoRaster object (pyramidLevel=0).

If you need to get the scaled cell values, use the procedure described in the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.getCellValue function.

inGeoRaster and outGeoRaster must be different GeoRaster objects.

resampleParam must be a quoted string that contains one or more of the following keywords, each with an appropriate value:

resampling (for example, resampling=NN): Specifies the resampling method. Must be one of the following: NN (value of the nearest neighbor cell in the original GeoRaster object), BILINEAR (distance-weighted average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE4 (simple average of the 4 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), AVERAGE16 (simple average of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object), CUBIC (cubic convolution of the 16 nearest cells in the original GeoRaster object).

nodata (for example, nodata=TRUE): Specifies whether NODATA values and value ranges should be considered during the procedure. Must be either TRUE (NODATA values and value ranges should be considered) or FALSE (NODATA values and value ranges should not be considered). The default value is FALSE. If the value is TRUE and the resampling method is BILINEAR, AVERAGE4, AVERAGE16, or CUBIC, whenever a cell value involved in the resampling calculation is a NODATA value, the result of the resampling is also a NODATA value. The resulting NODATA value is the minimum NODATA value associated with the current raster layer, if multiple NODATA values or value ranges exist.

Any upper-level pyramid data in the input GeoRaster object is not considered during this operation, and the output GeoRaster object has no pyramid data.

After the operation, the row and column ULT coordinates are always set to 0 (zero), even if no scaling is performed (that is, even if scaleFactor=1).

This procedure does not scale along the band dimension.

If the source GeoRaster object is georeferenced with a valid polynomial transformation, the georeferencing information for the resulting GeoRaster object is generated accordingly; otherwise, the result GeoRaster object contains no spatial reference information.

An exception is raised if one or more of the following are true:

inGeoRaster is invalid.

outGeoRaster has not been initialized.

A raster data table for outGeoRaster does not exist and outGeoRaster is not a blank GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example reduces an image to three-fourths (0.75) size, specifies AVERAGE4 resampling, and specifies a block size of 32 for each dimension in the storage parameters. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr1 sdo_georaster;
  gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
    VALUES (21, sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'))
    RETURNING georaster INTO gr2;

  SELECT georaster INTO gr1 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2;

  sdo_geor.scaleCopy(gr1, 'scaleFactor=0.75', 'resampling=AVERAGE4',
                     'blocksize=(32,32)', gr2);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=21;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate

Format

SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Validates a GeoRaster object's metadata against the GeoRaster XML schema.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function returns the string TRUE if the metadata is valid, a null value if the GeoRaster object or its metadata is null, or one or more Oracle error codes indicating why the metadata is not valid and the exact location of the errors.

Use this function with the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function. If the SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster function identifies a GeoRaster object as invalid with an error code of 13454, the object's metadata is not valid according to the GeoRaster XML schema. If this happens, call the SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate function to get specific information, including the location in the metadata, about the errors.

Examples

The following example validates a GeoRaster object's metadata.

SELECT t.georid,
       sdo_geor.schemavalidate(t.georaster)
  FROM georaster_table t
  WHERE t.georid = 1;

SDO_GEOR.setBeginDateTime

Format

SDO_GEOR.setBeginDateTime(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     beginTime TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE);

Description

Sets the beginning date and time for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null beginTime parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

beginTime

Time specification.

Usage Notes

To see the current beginning date and time (if any) in the metadata for the GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getBeginDateTime function.

An exception is raised if beginTime is later than the ending date and time specified in the metadata for the GeoRaster object (see the SDO_GEOR.setEndDateTime procedure).

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

Examples

The following example sets the beginning and ending dates and times for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setBeginDateTime(grobj, timestamp '2002-11-15 15:00:00');
  sdo_geor.setEndDateTime(grobj, timestamp '2002-11-15 15:00:10');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction

Format

SDO_GEOR.setBinFunction(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     binFunction IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Description

Sets the bin function associated with a layer.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to return the bin type. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

binFunction

Bin function as an array whose elements specify the bin type, total number of bins, first bin number, minimum cell value, and maximum cell value. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER. See the Usage Notes for more information and an example.

Usage Notes

A bin function maps values or value ranges of the GeoRaster cells to specific bin numbers, which are all integers. If a bin function of type LINEAR is defined, it is used by the SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics function for calculating statistics on cell values. GeoRaster does not provide interfaces to manipulate and process bin functions.

The binFunction parameter specifies an array of five numbers, which have the following meaning:

The first number identifies the bin type, and must be 0 (LINEAR) or 1 (LOGARIGHM).

The second number identifies the total number of bins.

The third number identifies the number of the first bin.

The fourth number is the minimum cell value in the range.

The fifth number is the maximum cell value in the range.

For example, if binFunction is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0,10,1,0,511), the bin type is LINEAR, there are 10 bins numbered 1 through 10 (that is, starting at 1), and cell values from 0 through 511 are uniformly distributed to bins 1 through 10.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null, negative, or greater than the maximum layer number.

Examples

The following example sets the bin function for layer 3 of a specified GeoRaster object, using the binFunction parameter value explained in the Usage Notes.

DECLARE
 gr sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
 SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
 sdo_geor.setBinFunction(gr, 3, sdo_number_array(0,10,1,0,511));
 UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr WHERE georid=4;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setBinTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.setBinTable(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     tableName IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the name of the bin table associated with a layer, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null tableName parameter.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the bin table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to set the bin table name. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

tableName

Name of the bin table associated with a layer.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

This procedure is relevant only if the bin type is EXPLICIT. To retrieve the bin type, use the SDO_GEOR.getBinType function.

To return the bin table for a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.getBinTable function.

See also the information in the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.getBinType function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if tableName is an empty string ('').

Examples

The following example sets BINT1 as the name of the bin table for layer number 3 of a specified GeoRaster object in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setBinTable(grobj, 3, 'BINT1');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setBitmapMask

Format

SDO_GEOR.setBitmapMask(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     mask IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     NODATAMask IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Attaches a bitmap mask to a GeoRaster object, or replaces or removes the current bitmap mask.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Layer with which to associate the bitmap mask. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

mask

The bitmap mask to be attached to the GeoRaster object. If this parameter is null, any existing bitmap mask associated with the specified layer of the GeoRaster object is removed.

NODATAMask

Specifies whether mask is to be interpreted as a NODATA mask. The string TRUE causes mask to be interpreted as a NODATA mask; any other value (including null) causes mask not to be interpreted as a NODATA mask.

Usage Notes

If the specified GeoRaster object or layer already has an associated bitmap mask, this procedure replaces it with the specified mask, or removes it if the mask parameter specifies a null value.

If the mask parameter value is not null, the bitmap mask must be a valid 1BIT GeoRaster object with only one band, and the row and column dimension sizes of the bitmap mask must be the same as those of the target GeoRaster object. It cannot be the same GeoRaster object as the input GeoRaster object (georaster parameter).

This procedure raises an exception if the target GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object.

For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Examples

The following example uses a GeoRaster object in the table GRTAB (where id=1) as the bitmap mask to be attached to layer number 1 of an GeoRaster object in the GEORASTER_TABLE (where georid=1). The bitmap mask will be interpreted as a NODATA mask.

declare
  gr sdo_georaster;
  mk sdo_georaster;
begin
  select georaster into gr from georaster_table where georid=1 for update;
  select grobj into mk from grtab where id=1;
  sdo_geor.setBitmapMask(gr, 1, mk, 'true');
  update georaster_table set georaster=gr where georid=0;
  commit;
end;
/

SDO_GEOR.setBlankCellValue

Format

SDO_GEOR.setBlankCellValue(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     value IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets (modifies) the cell value to be used for all cells if a specified GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

value

Cell value to be used for the blank GeoRaster object. Cannot be a null value.

Usage Notes

In a blank GeoRaster object, all cells have the same cell value.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the blank cell value of a blank GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getBlankCellValue function. To determine if a specified GeoRaster object is a blank GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.isBlank function.

An exception is raised if value is null or inconsistent with the cellDepth specification, or if the GeoRaster object is not blank.

Examples

The following example specifies a value of 255 to be used for all cells in the GeoRaster object column (GEORASTER) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table for the row with an GEORID column value of 1. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setBlankCellValue(grobj, 255);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=1;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setColorMap

Format

SDO_GEOR.setColorMap(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     colorMap IN SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP);

Description

Sets the colormap for a layer in a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null colorMap parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to perform the operation.

colorMap

Colormap object of type SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP, which is described in Section 2.3.2.

Usage Notes

The following must be true of the specified colormap object:

The cellValue values are consistent with and in the value range for the cellDepth value of the GeoRaster object.

The red, green, blue, and alpha values are integers from 0 to 255.

The cellValue array contains no duplicate entries.

The entries in the cellValue array are in ascending order.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

You can create a colormap or retrieve a colormap from an existing GeoRaster object for use. To return the colormap for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getColorMap function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if any of the following exist in colorMap: the red, green, blue, or alpha value is null or out of scope; duplicate values exist in the cellValue array, or any cellValue values are null, out of scope, or out of order.

Examples

The following example sets the colormap for layer 2 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. It assumes that the GeoRaster object is a bitmap. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
  cmobj sdo_geor_colormap;
BEGIN
  cmobj := sdo_geor_colormap(sdo_number_array(0, 1),
                             sdo_number_array(0, 255),
                             sdo_number_array(0, 0),
                             sdo_number_array(0, 0),
                             sdo_number_array(255, 255));

  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setColorMap(grobj, 2, cmobj);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setColorMapTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.setColorMapTable(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     tableName IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the colormap table for a layer in a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null tableName parameter.

Note:

This procedure registers the colormap table name with GeoRaster; however, GeoRaster does not perform operations using the colormap table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to perform the operation.

tableName

Name of the user-defined colormap table. Section 2.3.2 describes colormaps.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the colormap table for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getColorMapTable function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if tableName is an empty string ('').

Examples

The following example sets the colormap table to be null for layer 2 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setColorMapTable(grobj, 2, null);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setControlPoint

Format

SDO_GEOR.setControlPoint (

     inGeoraster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     controlPoint IN SDO_GEOR_GCP);

Description

Adds a ground control point (GCP) for the GeoRaster object, or replaces an existing GCP if it has the same ID value as the input control point.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

controlPoint

GCP to be added for inGeoraster. Must be an object of type SDO_GEOR_GCP, which is described in Section 2.3.6.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

If the controlPoint is null, the function returns without performing any action. If a GCP is found in the GeoRaster object metadata with the same point ID as defined in controlPoint, that GCP is replaced; otherwise, this GCP is added to the georeferencing model.

Examples

The following example adds a GCP for a specified GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
   gr1            sdo_georaster;
   GCP         SDO_GEOR_GCP;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=10 FOR UPDATE;

   GCP := SDO_GEOR_GCP('21', 'Updated', 1,
                       2, sdo_number_array(25.625000, 73.875000),
                       2, sdo_number_array(237036.937500, 897987.187500),
                       NULL, NULL);
   sdo_geor.setControlPoint(gr1, GCP);
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr1 WHERE georid=10;
   COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultBlue

Format

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultBlue(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     defaultBlue IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the number of the layer to be used for the blue color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null defaultBlue parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

defaultBlue

Number of the layer to be used for the blue color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying the specified GeoRaster object. Must be greater than 0 (zero) and less than or equal to the highest layer number in the GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The default red, green, and blue values are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays. These values are optional, and they are intended for use only when visualizing multilayer or hyperspectral GeoRaster objects.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

An exception is raised if you are trying to set or remove the number of the layer to be used for the blue color component only, or if defaultBlue is not a valid layer number for the GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example sets the default red, green, and blue color layers for the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, and it returns an array with the layer numbers for the red, green, and blue color components for displaying these GeoRaster objects. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setDefaultRed(grobj, 5);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultGreen(grobj, 4);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultBlue(grobj, 3);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SELECT sdo_geor.getDefaultColorLayer(georaster) FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.GETDEFAULTCOLORLAYER(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(5, 4, 3)

1 row selected.

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultColorLayer

Format

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultColorLayer(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     defaultRGB IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Description

Sets the default numbers of the layers to be used for the red, green, and blue color components, respectively, for displaying a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing values if you specify a null defaultRGB parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

defaultRGB

Array of three numbers identifying the red, green, and blue color components, respectively, for displaying the specified GeoRaster object. Each number must be greater than 0 (zero) and less than or equal to the highest layer number in the GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The RGB layer numbers specified are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

You can set the layer number for each color component (RGB) by using the SDO_GEOR.setDefaultRed, SDO_GEOR.setDefaultGreen, and SDO_GEOR.setDefaultBlue procedures.

All elements in the defaultRGB array must be either null or not null; you cannot mix null and non-null array elements, because the three layer numbers must be set or removed at the same time.

An exception is raised if defaultRGB is of the wrong size or if any elements in it are null or are invalid layer numbers for the GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example specifies that layer number 1 is to be used for the red, green, and blue color components for displaying the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with an GEORID column value of 2 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setDefaultColorLayer(grobj, sdo_number_array(1,1,1));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=2;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultGreen

Format

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultGreen(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     defaultGreen IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the number of the layer to be used for the green color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null defaultGreen parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

defaultGreen

Number of the layer to be used for the green color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying the specified GeoRaster object. Must be greater than 0 (zero) and less than or equal to the highest layer number in the GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The default red, green, and blue values are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays. These values are optional, and they are intended for use only when visualizing multilayer or hyperspectral GeoRaster objects.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

An exception is raised if you are trying to set or remove the number of the layer to be used for the green color component only, or if defaultGreen is not a valid layer number for the GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example sets the default red, green, and blue color layers for the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, and it returns an array with the layer numbers for the red, green, and blue color components for displaying these GeoRaster objects. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setDefaultRed(grobj, 5);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultGreen(grobj, 4);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultBlue(grobj, 3);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SELECT sdo_geor.getDefaultColorLayer(georaster) FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.GETDEFAULTCOLORLAYER(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(5, 4, 3)

1 row selected.

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultRed

Format

SDO_GEOR.setDefaultRed(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     defaultRed IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the number of the layer to be used for the red color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null defaultRed parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

defaultRed

Number of the layer to be used for the red color component (in the RGB color space) for displaying the specified GeoRaster object. Must be greater than 0 (zero) and less than or equal to the highest layer number in the GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The default red, green, and blue values are used for true-color displays, not for pseudocolor or grayscale displays. These values are optional, and they are intended for use only when visualizing multilayer or hyperspectral GeoRaster objects.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

An exception is raised if you are trying to set or remove the number of the layer to be used for the red color component only, or if defaultRed is not a valid layer number for the GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example sets the default red, green, and blue color layers for the GeoRaster objects (GEORASTER column) in the GEORASTER_TABLE table, and it returns an array with the layer numbers for the red, green, and blue color components for displaying these GeoRaster objects. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setDefaultRed(grobj, 5);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultGreen(grobj, 4);
  sdo_geor.setDefaultBlue(grobj, 3);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SELECT sdo_geor.getDefaultColorLayer(georaster) FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid=4;

SDO_GEOR.GETDEFAULTCOLORLAYER(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(5, 4, 3)

1 row selected.

SDO_GEOR.setEndDateTime

Format

SDO_GEOR.setEndDateTime(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     endTime IN TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE);

Description

Sets the ending date and time for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null endTime parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

endTime

Time specification.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To see the current ending date and time (if any) in the metadata for the GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getEndDateTime function.

An exception is raised if endTime is earlier than the beginning date and time specified in the metadata for the GeoRaster object (see the SDO_GEOR.setBeginDateTime procedure).

Examples

The following example sets the beginning and ending dates and times for raster data collection in the metadata for a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setBeginDateTime(grobj, timestamp '2002-11-15 15:00:00');
  sdo_geor.setEndDateTime(grobj, timestamp '2002-11-15 15:00:10');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefMethod

Format

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefMethod(

     inGeoraster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER

     gcpGeorefMethod IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the GCP-based georeferencing geometric model type of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

gcpGeorefMethod

Georeferencing geometric model type to set for the GeoRaster object. Its value must be one of following strings: Affine, QuadraticPolynomial, CubicPolynomial, DLT, QuadraticRational, or RPC.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

If inGeoraster does not contain GCP-based georeferencing information, no action is performed; otherwise, the existing model type is replaced with the specified gcpGeorefMethod value.

The procedure just set the model type value; no new solution is calculated. To get the solution for the newly set model type, use the SDO_GEOR.georeference function.

Examples

The following example sets the GCP-based georeferencing geometric model type of a specified GeoRaster object, and updates the object.

DECLARE
   gr1  sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from georaster_table WHERE georid=10 FOR UPDATE;
   sdo_geor.setGCPGeorefMethod(gr1, 'DLT');
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr1 WHERE georid=10;
   COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefModel

Format

SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefModel(

     inGeoraster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER

     gcpGeorefModel IN SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE);

Description

Sets the GCP-based georeferencing model information for a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

inGeoraster

GeoRaster object.

gcpGeorefModel

Object containing the following: FFMethodType, nGCP, GCPs, solutionAccuracy.

Usage Notes

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

The SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type is defined in Section 2.3.8.

This procedure stores the GCP information in the GeoRaster SRS metadata component. If gcpGeorefModel is null and if the GeoRaster object has a georeferencing model, this model information will be deleted.

If there are not enough GCPs specified in gcpGeorefModel for the geometric model specified, the function will still succeed, but an exception will be raised if the SDO_GEOR.georeference is called specifying this GeoRaster object.

Examples

The following example sets the GCP-based georeferencing model information in a specified GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
   gr1                 sdo_georaster;
   georefModel  SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE;
   GCPs             SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION;
   rms                 sdo_number_array;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO gr1 from herman.georaster_table WHERE georid=10 FOR UPDATE;

   GCPs:=SDO_GEOR_GCP_COLLECTION(
                    SDO_GEOR_GCP('21', '', 1,
                            2, sdo_number_array(25.625000, 73.875000),
                            2, sdo_number_array(237036.937500, 897987.187500),
                            NULL, NULL),
                     SDO_GEOR_GCP('22', '', 1,
                            2, sdo_number_array(100.625000, 459.125000),
                            2, sdo_number_array(237229.562500, 897949.687500),
                            NULL, NULL),
                      SDO_GEOR_GCP('23', '', 1,
                            2, sdo_number_array(362.375000, 77.875000),
                            2, sdo_number_array(237038.937500, 897818.812500),
                                NULL, NULL),
                       SDO_GEOR_GCP('24', '', 1,
                             2, sdo_number_array(478.875000, 402.125000),
                             2, sdo_number_array(237201.062500, 897760.562500),
                             NULL, NULL),
                        SDO_GEOR_GCP('25', '', 2,
                             2, sdo_number_array(167.470583,  64.030686),
                             2, sdo_number_array(237032.015343, 897916.264708),
                             NULL, NULL),
                         SDO_GEOR_GCP('26', '', 2,
                             2, sdo_number_array(101.456177,  257.915534),
                             2, sdo_number_array(237128.957767, 897949.271912),
                             NULL, NULL)
               );

   georefModel := SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE('Affine',
                                                                             GCPs.count, GCPs, rms);
   sdo_geor.setGCPGeorefModel(gr1, georefModel);
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr1 WHERE georid=10;

   COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setGrayScale

Format

SDO_GEOR.setGrayScale(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     grayScale IN SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE);

Description

Sets the grayscale mappings for a layer in a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing values if you specify a null grayScale parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to set the grayscale mappings. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

grayScale

An object of type SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE, which is described in Section 2.3.3.

Usage Notes

The following must be true of the specified SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object:

The cellValue values are consistent with and in the value range for the cellDepth value of the GeoRaster object.

The gray value is an integer from 0 to 255.

The cellValue array contains no duplicate entries.

The entries in the cellValue array are in ascending order.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the grayscale mappings for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getGrayScale function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, any gray values are null or out of scope, the cellValue array contains any duplicate values, or any cellValue values are null, out of scope, or out of order.

Examples

The following example sets the grayscale mappings for layer 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
  gsobj sdo_geor_grayscale;
BEGIN
  gsobj := sdo_geor_grayscale(sdo_number_array(1, 10, 20, 30, 255),
                         sdo_number_array(0, 180, 210, 230, 250));

  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setGrayScale(grobj, 3, gsobj);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setGrayScaleTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.setGrayScaleTable(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     tableName IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the grayscale mapping table for a layer in a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null tableName parameter.

Note:

This procedure registers the grayscale mapping table name with GeoRaster; however, GeoRaster does not perform operations using the grayscale mapping table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to set the grayscale mapping table. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

tableName

Name of the grayscale mapping table for a layer in the specified GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

Section 2.3.3 describes grayscale display.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the grayscale mapping table for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getGrayScaleTable function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if tableName is an empty string ('').

Examples

The following example sets GST1 as the grayscale mapping table for layer 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setGrayScaleTable(grobj, 3, 'GST1');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setHistogramTable

Format

SDO_GEOR.setHistogramTable(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER

     tableName IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the histogram table for a layer in a GeoRaster object.

Note:

This procedure registers the histogram table name with GeoRaster; however, GeoRaster does not perform operations using the histogram table in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to set the name of the histogram table. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

tableName

Name of the histogram table. If this parameter is null, the metadata information for any existing histogram table (but not the actual table) is deleted. If there is no statistics information for the layer, this parameter must be null. The parameter value cannot be an empty string (that is, it cannot be '').

Usage Notes

This procedure specifies a user-defined histogram table. Section 2.3.1 briefly discusses histograms.

To return the name of the histogram table for a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.getHistogramTable function.

An exception is raised if one or more of the following are true:

layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object,.

tableName is an empty string ('').

The statistical data associated with the specified layer is not set.

To set the statistical data for a layer, call the SDO_GEOR.setStatistics procedure.

Examples

The following example sets HIST1 as the histogram table for layer 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setHistogramTable(grobj, 3, 'HIST1');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setID

Format

SDO_GEOR.setID(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     id IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets a user-defined identifier to be associated with a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null id parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

id

ID value to be associated with the GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This procedure is useful for assigning unique meaningful alphanumeric identifiers to GeoRaster objects, so that users and applications can easily identify the objects.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the user-defined identifier value for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getID function.

Examples

The following example sets newid as the user-defined identifier value of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 2 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setID(grobj, 'newid');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=2;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setLayerID

Format

SDO_GEOR.setLayerID(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     id IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets a user-defined identifier to be associated with a layer in a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null id parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to perform the operation.

id

ID value to be associated with the specified layer in the GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the user-defined identifier value for a layer in a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getLayerID function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if id is null yet the corresponding layer information does exist.

Examples

The following example sets TM_Band_2 as the user-defined identifier value of layer 2 in the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setLayerID(grobj, 2, 'TM_Band_2');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setLayerOrdinate

Format

SDO_GEOR.setLayerOrdinate(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     ordinate IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the band ordinate value for a specified layer in a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null ordinate parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to perform the operation.

ordinate

Band ordinate value of the layer along the band dimension.

Usage Notes

The band ordinate of the layer refers to the physical band that a layer (layerNumber parameter value) is associated with. For the current release, the associations must be as shown in Figure 1-5 in Section 1.5: layer 1 is band 0, layer 2 is band 1, and so on.

The band ordinate for the object layer is ignored by GeoRaster.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the band ordinate value for a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.getLayerOrdinate function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, if ordinate is null, or if ordinate does not equal layerNumber-1 when layerNumber does not specify the object layer.

Examples

The following example sets the band ordinate value for layer 1 to be 0 (zero) in the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setLayerOrdinate(grobj, 1, 0);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setModelCoordLocation

Format

SDO_GEOR.setModelCoordLocation(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER

     modelCoordLoc IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the model coordinate location value for a GeoRaster object, or deletes the current model coordinate location value (if any) if the modelCoordLoc parameter is specified as null.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

modelCoordLoc

Model coordinate location to set for the GeoRaster object. It must be specified as either null (to delete any current model coordinate location value) or one of the following string values: CENTER (the cell coordinate system is center-based) or UPPERLEFT (the cell coordinate system is based on the upper-left corner).

Usage Notes

This procedure enables you to change the cell coordinate system from CENTER to UPPERLEFT or from UPPERLEFT to CENTER.

This procedure applies only to georeferenced GeoRaster objects, and it automatically adjusts the functional fitting coefficients of the GeoRaster SRS accordingly to reflect the change (to ensure that the relationship between cell coordinates and model coordinates does not change).

To get the model coordinate location value for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getModelCoordLocation function.

For an explanation of georeferencing using GCPs, see Section 1.6.2.

Examples

The following example changes the cell coordinate system to CENTER for a GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setModelCoordLocation(grobj, 'CENTER');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID

Format

SDO_GEOR.setModelSRID(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     srid IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the coordinate system (SDO_SRID value) for the model (ground) space for a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null srid parameter and the GeoRaster metadata does not contain spatial reference information.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

srid

Coordinate system. Must be a value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table if the GeoRaster metadata contains spatial reference information; or must be null (causing no coordinate system associated with the model space) if the GeoRaster metadata does not contain spatial reference information. The srid value cannot be 0 (zero).

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

If the original GeoRaster object had a different model space SRID value, this procedure does not change the raster data itself. In other words, this procedure does not cause any reprojection or resampling on the cell data of the GeoRaster object.

To return the coordinate system (SDO_SRID value) associated with the model space for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getModelSRID function.

Examples

The following example changes the coordinate system for a GeoRaster object to Longitude / Latitude (WGS 66), which is the coordinate system associated with SRID value 82394 in the MDSYS.CS_SRS system table. (The example refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setModelSRID(grobj, 82394);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setOrthoRectified

Format

SDO_GEOR.setOrthoRectified(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     isOrthoRectified IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Specifies whether or not a GeoRaster object is orthorectified, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null isOrthoRectified parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

isOrthoRectified

Specify TRUE to specify that the GeoRaster object is orthorectified, FALSE to specify that the GeoRaster object is not orthorectified, or null if the GeoRaster metadata does not contain spatial reference information. Must be TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive) if the GeoRaster metadata contains spatial reference information.

Usage Notes

This procedure modifies the GeoRaster metadata for the object. It does not actually orthorectify the object. Users are responsible for ensuring that orthorectification is performed.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To be set as orthorectified, a GeoRaster object must be spatially referenced and rectified.

Examples

The following example identifies the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table as orthorectified. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setOrthoRectified(grobj, 'TRUE');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setRasterType

Format

SDO_GEOR.setRasterType(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     rasterType IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the raster type of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

rasterType

Numeric value to be set as the rasterType attribute of the GeoRaster object. Must be a valid 5-digit numeric value, in the format described in Section 2.1.1.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

An exception is raised if rasterType is null or if the first three digits of the existing rasterType value are changed.

Examples

The following example sets the rasterType attribute value of a GeoRaster object to 20001. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=2 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setRasterType(grobj, 20001);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=2;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setRectified

Format

SDO_GEOR.setRectified(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     isRectified IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Specifies whether or not a GeoRaster object is rectified, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null isRectified parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

isRectified

Specify TRUE to specify that the GeoRaster object is rectified, FALSE to specify that the GeoRaster object is not rectified, or null if the GeoRaster metadata does not contain spatial reference information. Must be TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive) if the GeoRaster metadata contains spatial reference information.

Usage Notes

This procedure modifies the GeoRaster metadata for the object. It does not actually rectify the object. Users are responsible for ensuring that rectification is performed.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

A GeoRaster object must be spatially referenced if you want to set isRectified to TRUE (see the SDO_GEOR.setSpatialReferenced procedure).

Examples

The following example identifies the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table as not rectified. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setRectified(grobj, 'false');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setScaling

Format

SDO_GEOR.setScaling(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     scalingFunc IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Description

Sets the scaling function associated with a layer, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null scalingFunc parameter.

Note:

GeoRaster does not perform operations using the scaling function in the current release.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to perform the operation.

scalingFunc

An array of numeric values, with one value for each coefficient in the scaling function. The scaling function is as follows:

value = (a0 + a1 * cellvalue) / (b0 + b1 * cellvalue)

The order of the coefficients is: a₀, a₁, b₀, b₁.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object; if scalingFunc is of the wrong array size; if one of a₀, a₁, b₀, and b₁ is null; or if both b₀ and b₁ are 0 (zero).

Examples

The following example sets the coefficients of the scaling function for layer 2 of a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setScaling(grobj, 2, sdo_number_array(1, 0.5, 1, 0));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setSourceInfo

Format

SDO_GEOR.setSourceInfo(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourceInfo IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the source information for a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null sourceInfo parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

sourceInfo

String with source information. Cannot exceed 4096 characters.

Usage Notes

The specified sourceInfo string is stored in the <sourceInfo> element in the metadata for the GeoRaster object (described in Appendix A).

This procedure replaces any existing source information value or values. If you want to keep any existing values and add one or more values, use the SDO_GEOR.addSourceInfo procedure.

Examples

The following example sets and adds some source information for a specified GeoRaster object, and then retrieves the information.

declare
 gr sdo_georaster;
begin
 select georaster into gr from georaster_table where georid=1 for update;
 sdo_geor.setSourceInfo(gr, 'Copyright (c) 2002, 2007, Oracle Corporation.');
 sdo_geor.addSourceInfo(gr, 'All rights reserved.');
 update georaster_table set georaster=gr where georid=1;
end;
/

select * from table(select sdo_geor.getSourceInfo(georaster) from georaster_table where id=1);

COLUMN_VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright (c) 2002, 2007, Oracle Corporation.
All rights reserved.

SDO_GEOR.setSpatialReferenced

Format

SDO_GEOR.setSpatialReferenced(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     isReferenced IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Specifies whether or not a GeoRaster object is spatially referenced, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null isReferenced parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

isReferenced

Specify TRUE to specify that the GeoRaster object is spatially referenced, FALSE to specify that the GeoRaster object is not spatially referenced, or null if the GeoRaster metadata does not contain spatial reference information. Must be TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive) if the GeoRaster metadata contains spatial reference information.

Usage Notes

This procedure sets the GeoRaster object to be spatially referenced or not spatially referenced.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

Examples

The following example sets the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table as not spatially referenced. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setSpatialReferenced(grobj, 'FALSE');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setSpatialResolutions

Format

SDO_GEOR.setSpatialResolutions(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     resolutions IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Description

Sets the spatial resolution value along each spatial dimension of a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing values if you specify a null resolutions parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

resolutions

An array of numeric values, one for each spatial dimension. Each value indicates the number of units of measurement associated with the data area represented by that spatial dimension of a pixel. For example, if the spatial resolution values are (10,10) and the unit of measurement for the ground data is meters, each pixel represents an area of 10 meters by 10 meters.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

If resolutions is not null and if the GeoRaster metadata currently does not contain spatial reference information, this procedure adds spatial reference information with minimum default values.

See also the Usage Notes for the SDO_GEOR.getSpatialResolutions function.

Examples

The following example sets the spatial resolution values along the column and row (X and Y) dimensions of a GeoRaster object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setSpatialResolutions(grobj, sdo_number_array(28.5,28.5));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setSpectralResolution

Format

SDO_GEOR.setSpectralResolution(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     resolution IN NUMBER);

Description

Sets the spectral resolution of a GeoRaster object if it is a hyperspectral or multiband image, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null resolution parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

resolution

Spectral resolution value. Must be null if the GeoRaster metadata does not contain band reference information.

Usage Notes

Taken together, the spectral unit and spectral resolution identify the wavelength interval for a band. For example, if the spectral resolution value is 2 and the spectral unit value is MILLIMETER, the wavelength interval for a band is 2 millimeters.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the spectral resolution for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getSpectralResolution function.

Examples

The following example sets 0.5 as the spectral resolution value for the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setSpectralResolution(grobj, 0.5);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setSpectralUnit

Format

SDO_GEOR.setSpectralUnit(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     unit IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the unit of measurement for identifying the wavelength interval for a band, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null unit parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

unit

Spectral unit. Must be one of the following values if the GeoRaster metadata contains band reference information: METER, MILLIMETER, MICROMETER, NANOMETER. Must be null if the GeoRaster metadata does not contain band reference information.

Usage Notes

Taken together, the spectral unit and spectral resolution identify the wavelength interval for a band. For example, if the spectral resolution value is 2 and the spectral unit value is MILLIMETER, the wavelength interval for a band is 2 millimeters.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the spectral unit for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getSpectralUnit function.

Examples

The following example sets MICROMETER as the spectral unit for the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setSpectralUnit(grobj, 'micrometer');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setSRS

Format

SDO_GEOR.setSRS(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     srs IN SDO_GEOR_SRS);

Description

Sets the spatial reference information of a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing information if you specify a null srs parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

srs

An object of type SDO_GEOR_SRS. The SDO_GEOR_SRS object type and its constructor are described in Section 2.3.5.

In this object, isReferenced, isRectified, and isOrthoRectified must be TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive); spatialResolution must be an array of the correct size; the spatial tolerance cannot be negative; CoordLocation must be 0 or 1; and the polynomial parameters cannot be null.

Usage Notes

You can use this procedure to set the GeoRaster SRS for any functional fitting georeferencing models, including the affine transformation, DLT, and RPC models.

For the stored function (GCP) model only, you may find it more convenient not to use this procedure, but instead to use the SDO_GEOR.setGCPGeorefModel procedure to set the stored function (GCP) model.

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

To return the SDO_GEOR_SRS information for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getSRS function.

Examples

The following examples specify spatial reference attributes of a GeoRaster object, and updates the GeoRaster object. (They refer to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.) Notes explain the operations in more detail.

The first example shows how to set an affine transformation model to a GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
  srs   sdo_geor_srs;

BEGIN

SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;
srs := sdo_geor_srs('TRUE', 'TRUE', null, 82262,
                       sdo_number_array(28.5, 28.5),0.5,0,
                       0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,
                       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 2, 1, 3, 32631.5614, 0, -.03508772),
                       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 0, 0, 1, 1),
                       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 2, 1, 3, -7894.7544, .03508772, 0),
                       SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 0, 0, 1, 1));
sdo_geor.setSRS(grobj, srs);

UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
COMMIT;
END;
/

In the preceding example, the GeoRaster object has the following affine transformation:

row = 32631.5614 + 0 * x + (-0.03508772) * y
col = -7894.7544 + 0.03508772 * x + 0 * y

To use the generic functional fitting georeferencing model described in Section 1.6.1, the values of SRS attributes are as follows:

xOff=yOff=zOff=0
rowOff=columnOff=0
xScale=yScale=zScale=1
rowScale=columnScale=1
polynomial p : pType=1, nVars=2, order=1, nCoefficients= 3
polynomial q : pType=1, nVars=0, order=0, nCoefficients= 1
polynomial r : pType=1, nVars=2, order=1, nCoefficients= 3
polynomial s : pType=1, nVars=0, order=0, nCoefficients= 1

rowNumerator = 32631.5614, 0, -0.03508772
rowDenominator =  1
columnNumerator = -7894.7544, 0.03508772, 0
columnDenominator = 1

In the SRS structure, the rowNumerator, rowDenominator, columnNumerator, and columnDenominator elements are used to specify pType, nVars, order, and nCoefficients, and the remaining elements are used to specify coefficients of each polynomial.

The second example shows how to set a DLT model to a GeoRaster object. In a typical photogrammetry application, the interior orientation parameters and exterior orientation parameters of an oriented digital aerial photo can be used to derive a DLT model, which is widely used to simplify and approximate the rigorous model. The following is an example of a DLT model derived from a standard frame camera model.

row = (-46507111.2127784 + 65.81484127*X + 13.13186856*Y - 49.62133265*Z) / (-41.47013322 + 0.00004128*X + 0.00009740*Y - 0.00655704*Z)

col = (-5259855.00453679 - 12.07452653*X + 66.23319061*Y - 49.45792766*Z) / (-41.47013322 + 0.00004128*X + 0.00009740*Y - 0.00655704*Z)

For this example, the corresponding GeoRaster SRS parameters and coefficients are:

rowOff=0, colOff=0; rowScale = colScale = 1;
xOff = 0, yOff = 0, zOff = 0; xScale = yScale = zScale =1;
polynomial p : pType=1, nVars=3, order=1, nCoefficients= 4
polynomial q : pType=1, nVars=3, order=1, nCoefficients= 4
polynomial r : pType=1, nVars=3, order=1, nCoefficients= 4
polynomial s : pType=1, nVars=3, order=1, nCoefficients= 4

rowNumerator = -5259855.00453679, -12.07452653, 66.23319061, -49.45792766
rowDenominator = -41.47013322, 0.00004128, 0.00009740, -0.00655704
columnNumerator = -46507111.2127784, 65.81484127, 13.13186856, -49.62133265
columnDenominator = -41.47013322, 0.00004128, 0.00009740, -0.00655704

The following sets up the DLT model for the GeoRaster object. It uses the SDO_GEOR_SRS constructor to create an instance of the SDO_GEOR_SRS type, and then sets the appropriate attributes.

DECLARE
   grobj sdo_georaster;
   srs sdo_geor_srs;
BEGIN
   SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 101;

   -- Initiate the SRS object.
   srs:=sdo_geor_srs();

   -- Fill the parameters of the SRS object.
   srs.isReferenced := 'TRUE';
   srs.isRectified := 'FALSE';
   srs.isOrthoRectified := 'FALSE';
   srs.srid := 7406;
   srs.spatialResolution := sdo_number_array(0.07, 0.07);
   srs.coordLocation := 1;
   srs.rowOff := 0;
   srs.columnOff := 0;
   srs.xOff := 0;
   srs.yOff := 0;
   srs.zOff := 0;
   srs.rowScale := 1;
   srs.columnScale := 1;
   srs.xScale := 1;
   srs.yScale := 1;
   srs.zScale := 1;
   srs.rowNumerator := SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 3, 1, 4, -5259855.00453679,
     -12.07452653,66.23319061,-49.45792766);
   srs.rowDenominator := SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 3, 1, 4, -41.4701332195,
     0.0000412763, 0.0000974018, -0.0065570398);
   srs.columnNumerator := SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 3, 1, 4,
     -46507111.2127784, 65.81484127, 13.13186856, -49.62133265);
   srs.columnDenominator := SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1, 3, 1, 4,
     -41.4701332195, 0.0000412763, 0.0000974018, -0.0065570398);

   -- Set the SRS metadata to the GeoRaster object.
   sdo_geor.setSRS(grobj,srs);
   UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid= 101;
   COMMIT;

END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setStatistics

Format

SDO_GEOR.setStatistics(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     statistics IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

or

SDO_GEOR.setStatistics(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     statistics IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     histogram IN SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM,

     samplingFactor IN NUMBER DEFAULT 1,

     samplingWindow IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.setStatistics(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     statistics IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     histogram IN SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM,

     samplingFactor IN NUMBER DEFAULT 1,

     samplingWindow IN SDO_GEOMETRY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Sets statistical data associated with a layer.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to set the statistics. A value of 0 (zero) indicates the object layer.

statistics

An array with the following numeric values: MIN, MAX, MEAN, MEDIAN, MODEVALUE, STD. You must specify non-null values for all values in the array. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER.

If this parameter is null, all statistical information associated with the layer is deleted.

histogram

Histogram of type SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM. Section 2.3.1 describes this object type and briefly discusses histograms.

samplingFactor

Sampling factor. The denominator n in 1/n, representing the number of cells sampled in computing the statistics. For example, if samplingFactor is 4, one-fourth of the cells were sampled. The default is 1; that is, all cells were sampled. The higher the value, the less accurate the statistics are likely to be, but the more quickly they were computed.

samplingWindow

Sampling window: a rectangular window for which to set statistics, specified either as a numeric array with the lower-left and upper-right coordinates or as an SDO_GEOMETRY object. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER. The window must be inside the extent in cell space. The default for this parameter is the entire image.

Usage Notes

This procedure sets statistical data described by the <statisticDatasetType> element in the GeoRaster metadata XML schema, which is described in Appendix A.

If histogram is specified as null, and if there is an existing histogram and you set the statistics using a different sampling factor or sampling window, the existing histogram is removed.

Contrast this procedure, in which you specify the statistics to be set, with the SDO_GEOR.generateStatistics function, which causes GeoRaster to compute and set the statistics.

To retrieve the statistical data associated with a layer, use the SDO_GEOR.getStatistics function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if statistics is of the wrong array size or has any null array elements.

Examples

The following example sets the statistical data for layer 0 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setStatistics(grobj, 0, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(0, 255, 100, 127, 95, 25));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setULTCoordinate

Format

SDO_GEOR.setULTCoordinate(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     ultCoord IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY);

Description

Sets or adjusts the cell coordinate values of the upper-left corner of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

ultCoord

An array of two numbers (row and column ordinates) if the rasterType value is 20001, or three numbers (row, column, and band ordinates) if the rasterType value is 21001. If you specify three numbers, the third one (band number) must be 0. For more information about the ULTCoordinate, see Section 1.3.

Usage Notes

If the metadata contains spatial reference information and the GeoRaster object is georeferenced, the spatial reference information is checked for validity. If it is valid, the spatial reference information including the georeferencing information is updated and adjusted according to the new ULT coordinates; otherwise, an exception is raised.

To return the upper-left coordinate values for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getULTCoordinate function.

An exception is raised if ultCoord is null or of the wrong array size or has any null array elements.

Examples

The following example sets the row and column ordinates of the upper-left corner of a GeoRaster object, with logic to handle whether the rasterType value is 20001 or 21001. (The example refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
 grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
 SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1 FOR UPDATE;
 if grobj.rasterType = 20001 then
      sdo_geor.setULTCoordinate(grobj, sdo_number_array(0, 0));
 elsif grobj.rasterType = 21001 then
      sdo_geor.setULTCoordinate(grobj, sdo_number_array(0, 0, 0));
 end if;
 UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=1;
 COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setVAT

Format

SDO_GEOR.setVAT(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     layerNumber IN NUMBER,

     vatName IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the name of the value attribute table (VAT) associated with a layer of a GeoRaster object, or deletes the existing value if you specify a null vatName parameter.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

layerNumber

Number of the layer for which to perform the operation.

vatName

Name of the value attribute table.

Usage Notes

The GeoRaster object is automatically validated after the operation completes.

For more information about value attribute tables, see Section 1.2.3.

To return the name of the value attribute table associated with a layer of a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getVAT function.

An exception is raised if layerNumber is null or invalid for the GeoRaster object, or if vatName is an empty string ('').

Examples

The following example specifies VATT1 as the value attribute table to be associated with layer 3 of the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setVAT(grobj, 3, 'VATT1');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.setVersion

Format

SDO_GEOR.setVersion(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     majorVersion IN VARCHAR2,

     minorVersion IN VARCHAR2);

Description

Sets the user-specified version of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

majorVersion

String representing the major version of the GeoRaster object. For example, if the complete version string is 15a.beta1, specify the majorVersion value as 15a.

If the parameter value is null, any existing majorVersion value in the GeoRaster object is deleted.

minorVersion

String representing the minor version of the GeoRaster object. For example, if the complete version string is 15a.beta1, specify the minorVersion value as beta1.

If the parameter value is null, any existing minorVersion value in the GeoRaster object is deleted.

Usage Notes

The major and minor version strings can reflect any versioning scheme that you choose. The majorVersion and minorVersion values can be any string, except that neither can be an empty string (that is, neither can be '').

To retrieve the version string for a GeoRaster object, use the SDO_GEOR.getVersion function, which returns the version in the format major-version.minor-version.

Examples

The following example sets 15a.beta1 as the version for the GeoRaster object (GEORASTER column) in the row with the GEORID column value of 4 in the GEORASTER_TABLE table. (The GEORASTER_TABLE table definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  grobj sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO grobj FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4 FOR UPDATE;
  sdo_geor.setVersion(grobj, '15a', 'beta1');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = grobj WHERE georid=4;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.subset

Format

SDO_GEOR.subset(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     cropArea IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL,

     polygonClip IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.subset(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cropArea IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     layerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL,

     polygonClip IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.subset(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     cropArea IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.subset(

     inGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     pyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     cropArea IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     bandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     storageParam IN VARCHAR2,

     outGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Performs either or both of the following operations: (1) spatial crop, cut, or clip, or (2) layer or band subset or duplicate.

Parameters

inGeoRaster

The SDO_GEORASTER object on which the operation or operations are to be performed.

pyramidLevel

A number specifying the pyramid level of the source GeoRaster object.

cropArea

Crop area definition. If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) of the geometry object is used as the crop area; see also the Usage Notes for SDO_SRID requirements.

If cropArea is of type SDO_GEOMETRY, use the layerNumbers parameter to specify one or more layer numbers; if cropArea is of type SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, use the bandNumbers parameter to specify one or more band numbers.

layerNumbers

A string identifying the logical layer numbers on which the operation or operations are to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 2-4 for layers 2, 3, and 4).

bandNumbers

A string identifying the physical band numbers on which the operation or operations are to be performed. Use commas to delimit the values, and a hyphen to indicate a range (for example, 1-3 for bands 1, 2, and 3).

storageParam

A string specifying storage parameters, as explained in Section 1.4.1.

outGeoRaster

The new SDO_GEORASTER object. Must be either a valid existing GeoRaster object or an empty GeoRaster object. (Empty GeoRaster objects are explained in Section 1.4.3.) Cannot be the same GeoRaster object as inGeoRaster.

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

polygonClip

The string TRUE causes the clipping window (cropArea geometry object) to be used for the subset operation; the string FALSE or a null value causes the MBR (minimum bounding rectangle) of the clipping window to be used for the subset operation.

Usage Notes

This procedure has a variety of possible uses. For example, you can call it to crop a small area or obtain a subset of a few layers of a GeoRaster object, you can duplicate layers, and you can specify storage parameters such as blocking and interleaving for the resulting object.

If you use the format that includes the pyramidLevel parameter and specify a value greater than zero (0), the cropping is done based on the specified pyramid level of the source GeoRaster object; otherwise, the cropping is done based on the original source GeoRaster object (pyramidLevel = 0).

If the source GeoRaster object is georeferenced and the pyramidLevel parameter value is greater than 0, the georeferencing information is generated for the resulting GeoRaster object only when the georeference is a valid polynomial transformation.

Any upper-level pyramid data in the input GeoRaster object is not considered in this operation, and the output GeoRaster object has no pyramid data.

If the cropArea parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the SDO_SRID value must be one of the following:

Null, to specify raster space

A value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table

If the SDO_SRID values for the cropArea parameter geometry and the model space are different, the window parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

If the cropArea parameter specifies a geodetic MBR, it cannot cross the date line meridian. For information about geodetic MBRs, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

To be able to use the clipping window geometry object itself to subset the GeoRaster object, the geometry object must be a valid two-dimensional polygon geometry, simple or multipolygon, with an SDO_GTYPE value in the form 2nn3 or 2nn7. For any other SDO_GTYPE value, the MBR of the geometry object is used regardless of the value of the polygonClip parameter. (For an explanation of SDO_GTYPE values, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.)

If the clipping window geometry object itself is applied to the subset process, all cells inside the polygon or touched by the polygon edges are returned; other cells within the MBR of the geometry object are clipped, that is, filled by the specified or default bgValues parameter values.

If polygonClip is TRUE, and if this procedure creates a rectangular image subset but the geometry is not a rectangle, check the validity of the inWindow geometry object with the function SDO_GEOM.VALIDATE_GEOMETRY_WITH_CONTEXT. For an invalid geometry, this procedure operates as if the polygonClip value is FALSE or a null value.

inGeoRaster and outGeoRaster must be different GeoRaster objects.

Only the overlapping portion of the specified window of interest and the source GeoRaster object's spatial extent is copied.

If you want to reproject the output GeoRaster object to a different coordinate system, use the SDO_GEOR.reproject procedure.

An exception is raised if one or more of the following are true:

inGeoRaster is invalid.

outGeoRaster has not been initialized.

A raster data table for outGeoRaster does not exist and outGeoRaster is not a blank GeoRaster object.

The specified window of interest falls outside of the GeoRaster object's spatial extent.

Examples

The following example creates a GeoRaster object that contains only specified bands from a specified window from the original object. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr1 sdo_georaster;
  gr2 sdo_georaster;
BEGIN
  INSERT INTO georaster_table (georid, georaster)
    VALUES (41, sdo_geor.init('RDT_1'))
    RETURNING georaster INTO gr2;

  SELECT georaster INTO gr1 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=4;

  sdo_geor.subset(gr1, sdo_geometry(2003, NULL, NULL,
                               sdo_elem_info_array(1, 1003, 3),
                               sdo_ordinate_array(0,256,255,511)),
                  '3,1-2', null, gr2);
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=41;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

The following example demonstrates how to do clipping while subsetting a GeoRaster object using a polygon. (It refers to a table named GEORASTER_TABLE, whose definition is presented after Example 1-1 in Section 1.4.1.)

DECLARE
  gr sdo_georaster;
  grsub sdo_georaster;
  win1 sdo_geometry;
BEGIN
  Delete from georaster_table where georid = 111;
  INSERT INTO georaster_table VALUES (111, 'ClippedImage',
     sdo_geor.init('georaster_RDT', 111))
     RETURNING georaster INTO grsub;
  SELECT georaster INTO gr FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;
  win1 := sdo_geometry(2003, 26986, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1,1003,1),
                sdo_ordinate_array(237040,   897924,
                                   237013.3, 897831.6,
                                   237129,   897840,
                                   237182.5, 897785.5,
                                   237239.9, 897902.7,
                                   237223,   897954,
                                   237133,   897899,
                                   237040,   897924));
  sdo_geor.subset(gr, 0, win1, '1-3',
                  'interleaving = BIL, compression=DEFLATE',
                  grsub, NULL, 'TRUE');
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster=grsub WHERE georid=111;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.updateRaster

Format

SDO_GEOR.updateRaster(

     targetGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     targetPyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     targetLayerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     targetArea IN SDO_GEOMETRY,

     sourceGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourcePyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     sourceLayerNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     updateUpperPyramids IN VARCHAR2,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

or

SDO_GEOR.updateRaster(

     targetGeoRaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     targetPyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     targetBandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     targetArea IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     sourceGeoRaster IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     sourcePyramidLevel IN NUMBER,

     sourceBandNumbers IN VARCHAR2,

     updateUpperPyramids IN VARCHAR2,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Updates a specified pyramid of a specified area or the overlapping parts of one GeoRaster object with selected pyramid and selected bands or layers of another GeoRaster object.

Parameters

targetGeoRaster

GeoRaster object to be updated. (Be sure to make a copy of this object before you update it.)

targetPyramidLevel

Number specifying the pyramid level of the target GeoRaster object to be updated.

targetLayerNumbers

String specifying one or more layer numbers of layers in targetGeoRaster to be updated. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '1,3-5,7' for layers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

targetBandNumbers

String specifying one or more band numbers of bands in targetGeoRaster to be updated. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '0,3-5,7' for bands 0, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Any bands that you specify for this parameter must be compatible with the bands to be updated in the target GeoRaster object.

targetArea

Area to be updated in targetGeoRaster: a rectangular window, specified either as a numeric array with the lower-left and upper-right coordinates or as an SDO_GEOMETRY object. The SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY type is defined as VARRAY(1048576) OF NUMBER.

If the data type is SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, the parameter identifies the upper-left (row, column) and lower-right (row, column) coordinates of a rectangular window, and raster space is assumed. If the data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) of the geometry object is used as the target area; see also the Usage Notes for SDO_SRID requirements.

If targetArea is of type SDO_GEOMETRY, use the targetLayerNumbers and sourceLayerNumbers parameters to specify one or more layer numbers; if targetArea is of type SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY, use the targetBandNumbers and sourceBandNumbers parameters to specify one or more band numbers.

If the specified area does not intersect with the spatial extent of targetGeoRaster, no update is performed. If this parameter is specified as null, all of the overlapping area is updated.

sourceGeoRaster

GeoRaster object in which specified layers are to be used to update targetGeoRaster.

sourcePyramidLevel

Number specifying the pyramid level of the sourceGeoRaster object.

sourceLayerNumbers

String specifying one or more layer numbers of layers in sourceGeoRaster to be used to update targetGeoRaster. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '1,3-5,7' for layers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

Any layers that you specify for this parameter must be compatible with the layers to be updated in the target GeoRaster object.

sourceBandNumbers

String specifying one or more band numbers of bands in sourceGeoRaster to be used to update targetGeoRaster. Use commas to delimit numbers or ranges, and use a hyphen to indicate a range. Example: '0,3-5,7' for bands 0, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

Any bands that you specify for this parameter must be compatible with the bands to be updated in the target GeoRaster object.

updateUpperPyramids

String (TRUE or FALSE) specifying whether to update upper-level pyramids. (This parameter has no default value; you should always specify it.)

bgValues

Background values for filling partially empty raster blocks. It is only useful when the source GeoRaster object has empty raster blocks and the current operation leads to partially empty raster blocks (see Section 1.4.4). The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10.

The filling values must be valid cell values as specified by the target cell depth background values for filling sparse data.

Usage Notes

Note:

Be sure to make a copy of the targetGeoRaster object before you call this procedure, because the changes made to this GeoRaster object might not be reversible after the procedure completes.

If both GeoRaster objects are georeferenced, they must use the same coordinate system, have the same cell depth, and have the same spatial resolutions at the specified pyramid levels; however, the targetPyramidLevel and sourcePyramidLevel values can be different. If both GeoRaster objects are not georeferenced, the ULTCoordinates will be considered to co-locate them into each other.

The two GeoRaster objects can have different dimensions and sizes.

If the targetArea parameter data type is SDO_GEOMETRY, the SDO_SRID value must be one of the following:

Null, to specify raster space

A value from the SRID column of the MDSYS.CS_SRS table

If the SDO_SRID values for the window parameter geometry and the model space are different, the window parameter geometry is automatically transformed to the coordinate system of the model space before the operation is performed. (Raster space and model space are explained in Section 1.3.)

If the targetArea parameter specifies a geodetic MBR, it cannot cross the date line meridian. For information about geodetic MBRs, see Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

Any existing bitmap masks are not updated.

If the source GeoRaster object is not large enough to fill in the target area, the uncovered area will not be updated.

If the target GeoRaster object has pyramids or is compressed, or both, the updates will be reflected in the pyramids and the compression.

To update upper-level pyramids, you must specify the updateUpperPyramids parameter as 'TRUE'. (This parameter has no default value; you should always specify 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'.)

Examples

The following example updates a specified area in band 1 of the specified target GeoRaster object with band 0 of the same area of another GeoRaster object.

DECLARE
  gr1 sdo_georaster;
  gr2 sdo_georaster;
  area sdo_number_array := sdo_number_array(-200,-50,201,162);
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO gr2 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=0 FOR UPDATE;
  SELECT georaster INTO gr1 FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;
  SDO_GEOR.updateRaster(gr2, 0, '1', area, gr1, 0, '0', 'true');
  UPDATE GEORASTER_TABLE SET georaster=gr2 WHERE georid=0;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR

Format

SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Validates the blockMBR attribute of each block of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

This function checks the blockMBR attribute (described in Section 2.2.6) in each row of the raster data table associated with the specified GeoRaster object to see if its geometry is the actual minimum bounding rectangle (MBR) of that block.

This function returns the string TRUE if the blockMBR attribute is the MBR of each block, a null value if the GeoRaster object is null, an Oracle error code if the error is known, or FALSE for an unknown error.

If you created the GeoRaster object as described in Section 3.2, the blockMBR attribute values were automatically calculated and they should not need to be validated or generated. However, if the GeoRaster object was generated by a third party, you should validate the blockMBR attribute values using this function; and if any are not valid, call the SDO_GEOR.generateBlockMBR procedure.

Examples

The following example validates the blockMBR attribute of each block of a specified GeoRaster object.

SELECT sdo_geor.validateBlockMBR(georaster) FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;

SDO_GEOR.VALIDATEBLOCKMBR(GEORASTER)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRUE

SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster

Format

SDO_GEOR.validateGeoRaster(

     georaster IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Validates a GeoRaster object, checking its raster data and metadata.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object to be checked for validity.

Usage Notes

This function returns the string TRUE if the GeoRaster object is valid, a null value if the GeoRaster object is null, an Oracle error code if the error is known, or FALSE for an unknown error.You should use this function after you create, load, or modify a GeoRaster object, to ensure that it is valid before you process it further.

If this function identifies a GeoRaster object as invalid with an error code of 13454, the object's metadata is not valid according to the GeoRaster XML schema. If this happens, call the SDO_GEOR.schemaValidate function to find specific locations and other information about the errors.

This function not only validates GeoRaster metadata against the GeoRaster XML schema, but it also enforces restrictions and requirements in the current release that are not described in the XML schema. The following are some of the restrictions and requirements enforced by this function:

Layer numbers must be from 1 to n where n is the total number of layers.

The cellRepresentationType value must be UNDEFINED.

If totalBandBlocks or bandBlockSize is specified in the metadata, both must be specified. If there is only one band, no band blocking is allowed.

The total number of blocks times the blocking size along a dimension must match the dimension size plus padding size, and the size of each cell data BLOB object must match the metadata description in terms of blocking or nonblocking, or of empty or not empty.

The size and number of GeoRaster data blocks stored in the raster data table must be consistent with the metadata description. For cell data, the number and size of the blocks are checked; the content of the blocks is not checked.

The only pyramid types supported are NONE (no pyramids) and DECREASE. (For more information about pyramids, see Section 1.7.)

The name of the raster data table must not contain spaces, period separators, or mixed-case letters in a quoted string, and all the alphanumeric characters must be uppercase.

The raster data table must be an object table of SDO_RASTER type, and the table must exist if the GeoRaster object is not blank. To use GeoRaster with Oracle Workspace Manager or Oracle Label Security (OLS), you can define an object view of SDO_RASTER type and use the object view as the raster storage.

There must be an entry for the GeoRaster object in the ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view.

Each associated bitmap mask must have the correct number of rows in the RDT.

Any NODATA values and value ranges are in the valid cell value range as designated by the cell depth.

For an uncompressed GeoRaster object, the size of the BLOB object in each raster block is checked based on the blocking size and cell depth. However, for a compressed GeoRaster object, the size of the BLOB object in each raster block is not checked. Thus, when a compressed GeoRaster object is decompressed, the data might not be valid with respect to size. (A BLOB with zero length is valid; it is an empty raster block.)

For an uncompressed GeoRaster object, the raster block size of each bitmap mask is checked, based on the blocking size and 1BIT cell depth. (A BLOB with zero length is valid; it is an empty bitmap mask raster block.)

A generic functional fitting polynomial model is supported, as described in Section 1.6.1. The limitations on offsets, scales, RMS values, pType, nVars, and number of coefficients of the polynomials are described in Section 1.6.1 and Table 2-4 in Section 2.3.5.

The SRID in the GeoRaster SRS metadata is not checked against the CS_SRS table and is not validated. To validate the SRID, call SDO_GEOR.getModelSRID and SDO_CS.VALIDATE_WKT (the latter described in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide). The verticalSRID value is not used in the current release.

Ground control points (GCPs), as the StoredFunction georeferencing model, are supported. The gcpGeoreferenceModel in the metadata should follow the definition of the SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE type as described in Section 2.3.8, and each GCP should follow the specification of the SDO_GEOR_GCP type as described in Section 2.3.6. The number of GCPs is not checked against the FFMethod attribute, so you can have the flexibility to add GCPs gradually.

The RigorousModel georeferencing model is not supported. If the functional polynomial coefficients are set, the modelType value must be set to FunctionalFitting and the isReferenced value is set as TRUE. If are GCPs are stored in the metadata, the modelType value must be set to StoredFunction. If both conditions are true, two modelType values are added to contain both StoredFunction and FunctionalFitting values.

Spatial resolutions can be inconsistent with the affine transformation scales if the GeoRaster object is georeferenced.

GeoRaster temporal referencing and band referencing are not supported, although in the temporal reference system (TRS) and band reference system (BRS) you can store the beginning and ending date and time, the spectral resolution, the spectral unit, and related descriptive information.

Only one layerInfo element is supported. A layer can be defined only along one dimension, and this dimension must be BAND. However, within the layerInfo element, the number of subLayer elements is limited only by the total number of layers. The layer number for the objectLayer elements is 0, and the layer numbers for subLayer elements are 1 to n where n is the total number of layers.

The scaling function, bin function, and statistical data or histogram can be stored in the GeoRaster metadata and must be valid against the XML schema, but the value ranges for these items are not restricted. GeoRaster interfaces that use this metadata are limited. Applications should validate this optional metadata before using it.

The numbers of colormap values and grayscale mapping values are not restricted, but there must be no duplicate colormap or grayscale values, and the values in each array must be consistent with the cellDepth value of the GeoRaster object and must be in ascending order. The value range of the red, green, blue, alpha, and gray components must be integers from 0 to 255.

Complex cellDepth values are not supported.

This function does not check any external tables (such as a bin table, histogram table, grayscale table, or colormap table) whose names are registered in the XML metadata.

This function does not validate the spatial extent geometry, or whether or not the spatial relationship between the geometry and the raster data is correct. To validate the spatial extent geometry, use the SDO_GEOM.VALIDATE_GEOMETRY_WITH_CONTEXT or SDO_GEOM.VALIDATE_LAYER_WITH_CONTEXT procedure, which are documented in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

This function does not validate the geometry specified in the blockMBR attribute in raster data tables, or whether or not the geometry precisely encloses the raster blocks. (The blockMBR attribute is described in Section 2.2.6.) To validate the blockMBR geometries, use the SDO_GEOR.validateBlockMBR function.

If there is no entry for the GeoRaster object in the ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view (described in Section 2.4), this procedure returns an error stating that the GeoRaster object is not registered. To prevent this error, be sure that the GeoRaster object is inserted into a GeoRaster table and that this table has the required GeoRaster DML trigger created on it. To enable cross-schema access, you must also ensure that users calling this procedure have an appropriate privilege on both the GeoRaster table and the associated raster data table.

Examples

The following example validates the GeoRaster objects in a table.

SELECT t.georid,
       sdo_geor.validategeoraster(t.georaster) isvalid
  from georaster_table t order by georid;

    GEORID ISVALID
---------- ----------
         3 TRUE
         4 TRUE

5 SDO_GEOR_ADMIN Package Reference

The MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_ADMIN package contains subprograms (functions and procedures) for administrative operations related to GeoRaster. This chapter presents reference information, with one or more examples, for each subprogram.

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAY;

Description

Checks the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for any invalid entries.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of GeoRaster system data entries that are invalid. It checks for errors such as the following:

The RDT name is not unique.

The GeoRaster table does not exist.

The GeoRaster column does not exist.

The GeoRaster objects does not exist.

The GeoRaster object is non-empty or nonblank, but the RDT does not exist.

Duplicate GeoRaster objects exist (that is, one or more non-unique combinations of RDT and raster ID).

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, the entries in the ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view instead of the USER_SDO_GEOR_METADATA view are checked.

The USER_SDO_GEOR_DATA and ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views are described in Section 2.4.

Examples

The following example checks the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for invalid entries.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The RDT name "RDT1" is not unique
The GeoRaster object GEOR_TEST1.TABLE1.GEOR: RDT=RDT2 RID=3 is associated with a
 non-existing RDT table!
The specification of GeoRaster column GEOR_TEST1.TABLE1.c1  is not correct.
The GeoRaster object GEOR_TEST1.TABLE1.geor: RDT=dt3 RID=2 doesn't exist!
The GeoRaster table GEOR_TEST1.t1  doesn't exist!

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isRDTNameUnique

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isRDTNameUniquer(

     rdtName VARCHAR2)

     RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Checks if the specified raster data table (RDT) name is unique among RDT names in the database.

Parameters

rdtName

Name to be checked for uniqueness.

Usage Notes

You can use this function to check, before you create an RDT, if the RDT name that you plan to use is unique.

This function returns the string TRUE if the name is unique and the string FALSE if the name is not unique.

Examples

The following example checks if the name MY_RDT is unique.

SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.IsRDTNameUnique('MY_RDT')  FROM DUAL;

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.ISRDTNAMEUNIQUE('MY_RDT')
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRUE

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAY;

Description

Checks the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data for the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster columns and objects that are invalid. It can report errors such as the following:

System data entry error, the RDT name is not unique.

System data entry error, the RDT/RID pair is not unique.

System data entry error, the GeoRaster table does not exist.

System data entry error, the GeoRaster column does not exist.

System data entry error, the GeoRaster object does not exist.

The GeoRaster object is non-empty or nonblank, but the RDT does not exist.

Duplicate GeoRaster objects exist (that is, one or more non-unique combinations of RDT and raster ID).

There is a non-registered pair of (GeoRaster column, GeoRaster object).

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data for the entire database are checked.

Examples

The following example checks the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data. It assumes that you are connected as the MDSYS user.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following GeoRaster columns aren't registered:
     SCHEMA:GEOR_TEST TABLE:TABLE1 COLUMN:GEOR
The following GeoRaster objects aren't registered:
     SCHEMA:GEOR_TEST TABLE:TABLE1 COLUMN:GEOR RDT:RDT RID:3
     SCHEMA:GEOR_TEST TABLE:TABLE1 COLUMN:GEOR RDT:RDT RID:4

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterColumns

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterColumns() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Lists the GeoRaster columns defined in the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of GeoRaster columns with their registration status. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

GeoRaster table name

GeoRaster column name

Status: registered (a DML trigger is created for the GeoRaster column) or unregistered (no DML trigger is created for the GeoRaster column)

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all GeoRaster columns defined in the database are listed.

Examples

The following example lists the GeoRaster columns defined in the current schema.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterColumns FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('TEST_TABLE1', 'GEOR', 'registered')
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('TEST_TABLE2', 'GEOR', 'registered')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterObjects

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterObjects() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Lists the GeoRaster objects defined in the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of GeoRaster objects with their registration status. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

GeoRaster table name

GeoRaster column name

RDT name

Raster ID

Status: registered (the GeoRaster object has been registered is the SYSDATA table) or unregistered (the GeoRaster object has not been registered is the SYSDATA table)

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all GeoRaster objects defined in the database are listed.

Examples

The following example lists the GeoRaster objects defined in the current schema.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterObjects FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('TEST_TABLE1', 'GEOR', 'RDT_REGULAR_01', '1', 'registered')
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('TEST_TABLE2', 'GEOR', 'RDT_REGULAR_01', '2', 'registered')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterTables

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterTables() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Lists the GeoRaster tables defined in the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of GeoRaster tables. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

GeoRaster table name

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all GeoRaster tables defined in the database are listed.

Examples

The following example lists the GeoRaster tables defined in the database. It assumes that you are connected as the MDSYS user.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listGeoRasterTables FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('GEOR_TEST', 'TEST_TABLE1')
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('GEOR_TEST', 'TEST_TABLE2')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Checks the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data, and lists all dangling raster data.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

Raster data table (RDT) rows might exist for nonexistent GeoRaster objects or GeoRaster objects that are not referred to in the SYSDATA table. The raster blocks associated with such rows are referred to dangling blocks. The dangling raster blocks cause wasted disk space in the RDT although otherwise they do not present a problem as long as the necessary primary key is defined on the RDT. To find these dangling blocks in the current schema or in all schemas, call the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData function.

Before you call this function, you should call SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects to register all existing GeoRaster objects.

To remove the dangling raster block data from an RDT, delete the rows associated with the problems discovered by the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData function.

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of dangling raster data. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

RDT name

Raster ID

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all dangling raster data in the database is listed.

Examples

The following example lists all dangling raster data in the current schema.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listDanglingRasterData FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('RDT11', '3')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRDT

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRDT() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Lists the raster data tables (RDTs) defined in the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of RDTs. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

RDT name

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all RDTs defined in the database are listed.

Examples

The following example lists the RDTs defined in the current schema.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRDT FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('RDT_REGULAR_01')
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('RDT_REGULAR_02')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRegisteredRDT

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRegisteredRDT() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Lists the registered raster data tables (RDTs) defined in the current schema. An RDT is registered if at least one entry in the SYSDATA table refers to it.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of RDTs. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

RDT name

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all registered RDTs defined in the database are listed.

Examples

The following example lists the registered RDTs defined in the current schema.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listRegisteredRDT FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('RDT1_REGULAR_01')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listUnregisteredRDT

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listUnregusteredRDT() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAYSET;

Description

Lists the unregistered raster data tables (RDTs) defined in the current schema. An RDT is unregistered if no entries in the SYSDATA table refer to it.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function returns an array of comma-delimited list of RDTs. The list contains the following information:

Schema name (only if you are connected as the MDSYS user)

RDT name

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, all unregistered RDTs defined in the database are listed.

Examples

The following example lists the unregistered RDTs defined in the current schema.

SELECT * FROM THE (SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.listUnregisteredRDT FROM DUAL);

COLUMN_VALUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDO_STRING2_ARRAY('RDT_REGULAR_02')

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.maintainSysdataEntries

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.maintainSysdataEntries() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAY;

Description

Checks the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for any invalid entries, and takes corrective action as appropriate.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function performs the same checks as the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.checkSysdataEntries function, and it takes the corrective action that is appropriate (if any). For each of the following errors, the function does the following:

The RDT name is not unique. If you are connected as a user other then MDSYS, no action is taken; if you are connected as user MDSYS, duplicate RDTs are renamed so that their names are unique.

The GeoRaster table does not exist. The entry is deleted.

The GeoRaster column does not exist. The entry is deleted.

The GeoRaster objects does not exist. The entry is deleted.

The GeoRaster object is non-empty or nonblank, but the RDT does not exist. The entry is deleted.

Duplicate GeoRaster objects exist (that is, one or more non-unique combinations of RDT and raster ID). The entry is deleted.

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, the entries in the ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view instead of the USER_SDO_GEOR_METADATA view are checked.

The USER_SDO_GEOR_DATA and ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA views are described in Section 2.4.

Examples

The following example checks the USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view for invalid entries, and performs corrective action as appropriate.

DECLARE
  ret SDO_STRING2_ARRAY;
BEGIN
  ret:=sdo_geor_admin.MAINTAINSYSDATAENTRIES;
  for i in 1..ret.count loop
    dbms_output.put_line(ret(i));
  end loop;
END;
/
The RDT name GEOR_TEST1.RDT2 is renamed to GEOR_TEST1.RDT1!
The sysdata entry (SCHEMA=GEOR_TEST1 RDT=dt1 RID=1) is deleted!

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterColumns

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterColumns;

Description

Creates DML triggers for all GeoRaster columns defined in the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

You should not normally need to execute this procedure. You should execute it only if some error or other condition has resulted in GeoRaster columns without associated DML triggers.

If you execute this procedure while connected as the MDSYS user, DML triggers are created for all GeoRaster columns defined in all schemas.

Examples

The following example creates DML triggers for all GeoRaster columns defined in the current schema.

EXECUTE sdo_geor_admin.registerGeoRasterColumns;

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.registerGeoRasterObjects;

Description

Registers all GeoRaster objects defined in the current schema.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

If you execute this procedure while connected as the MDSYS user, all GeoRaster objects defined in all schemas are registered.

Examples

The following example registers all GeoRaster objects defined in the current schema.

EXECUTE sdo_geor_admin.registerGeoRasterObjects;

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster

Format

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster() RETURN SDO_STRING2_ARRAY;

Description

Checks the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data for the current schema, and performs any corrective action as appropriate.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

This function performs the same checks as the SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.isUpgradeNeeded function, and it takes the corrective action that is appropriate (if any) for the following errors:

System data entry error, the RDT name is not unique.

System data entry error, the RDT/RID pair is not unique.

System data entry error, the GeoRaster table does not exist.

System data entry error, the GeoRaster column does not exist.

System data entry error, the GeoRaster object does not exist.

The GeoRaster object is non-empty or nonblank, but the RDT does not exist.

Duplicate GeoRaster objects exist (that is, one or more non-unique combinations of RDT and raster ID).

There is a non-registered pair of (GeoRaster column, GeoRaster object).

If you call this function while connected as the MDSYS user, the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data for the entire database are checked, and any appropriate corrective actions are taken.

Examples

The following example checks the GeoRaster system data entries and GeoRaster data for the current schema, and performs any corrective action as appropriate.

SELECT SDO_GEOR_ADMIN.upgradeGeoRaster FROM DUAL;

6 SDO_GEOR_UTL Package Reference

The MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_UTL package contains subprograms (functions and procedures) for utility operations related to GeoRaster. This chapter presents reference information, with one or more examples, for each subprogram.

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcOptimizedBlockSize

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcOptimizedBlockSize(

     dimensionSize IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     blockSize IN OUT SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY,

     pyramidLevel IN number default 0);

Description

Calculates an optimal blockSize value that will use less padding space in the GeoRaster object storage, based on the GeoRaster dimension sizes and the user-specified block size values.

Parameters

dimensionSize

Dimension size array of the GeoRaster object.

blockSize

Block size array, which holds the user-specified block size values and into which the procedure outputs the adjusted optimal block size values.

pyramidLevel

Maximum pyramid level. The default value is 0.

Usage Notes

This procedure enables you to give desired block size values (which may not be optimal), automatically adjust them, and then determine the block size array values for a specified GeoRaster dimension size array that will be optimal for reducing the amount of padding space in GeoRaster object storage. The adjustment is always made around the user-specified values. For more information, see the explanations of the blocking and blockSize keywords in Table 1-1, "storageParam Keywords for Raster Data" in Section 1.4.1.

An exception is generated if the input dimensionSize or blockSize parameter contains any invalid values.

Examples

The following example calculates and displays an optimal block size value, based on a specified dimension size array of (12371,11261,13) and a specified block size array of (512,512,5). Note that the optimal rowBlockSize value returned is 538 as opposed to the original value of 512, and the optimal bandBlockSize value returned is 1 as opposed to the original value of 5.

DECLARE
  dimensionSize    sdo_number_array;
  blockSize        sdo_number_array;
BEGIN
  dimensionSize:=sdo_number_array(12371,11261,13);
  blockSize:=sdo_number_array(512,512,5);
  sdo_geor_utl.calcOptimizedBlockSize(dimensionSize,blockSize);
  dbms_output.put_line('Optimized rowBlockSize = '||blockSize(1));
  dbms_output.put_line('Optimized colBlockSize = '||blockSize(2));
  dbms_output.put_line('Optimized bandBlockSize = '||blockSize(3));
END;
/
Optimized rowBlockSize = 538
Optimized colBlockSize = 512
Optimized bandBlockSize = 1

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize(

     geor IN SDO_GEORASTER,

     padding IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE',

     pyramid IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE',

     bitmapMask IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'TRUE'

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the total raster block length (in bytes) of a GeoRaster object, as if it were not compressed and did not contain any empty raster blocks.

Parameters

geor

GeoRaster object.

padding

The string TRUE (the default) causes padding in the raster blocks to be considered; the string FALSE causes padding in the raster blocks not to be considered.

pyramid

The string TRUE (the default) causes the size of any pyramids to be considered; the string FALSE causes the size of any pyramids not to be considered.

bitmapMask

The string TRUE (the default) causes any associated bitmap masks to be considered; the string FALSE causes any associated bitmap masks not to be considered. For an explanation of bitmap masks, see Section 1.8.

Usage Notes

This function does not consider any LOB storage overhead, so the result is only an approximation of the real storage requirements for the GeoRaster object.

The result of this function will be greater than or equal to the result of the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize function on the same GeoRaster object. If this function returns a larger value than the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize function on the same GeoRaster object, the difference in the values reflects the space saved by the use of compression or empty raster blocks, or both.

For information about GeoRaster compression, see Section 1.10.

Examples

The following example calculates the nominal raster size (in bytes) of a GeoRaster object, according to its current blocking scheme. The returned size includes (by default) any padding in the raster blocks, any associated bitmap masks, and any pyramids.

SELECT SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize(georaster) nsize FROM georaster_table
  WHERE georid=1;

     NSIZE
----------
    289150

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize(

     geor IN SDO_GEORASTER

     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the actual length (in bytes) of all raster blocks of a GeoRaster object.

Parameters

geor

GeoRaster object.

Usage Notes

The function calculates the actual length of all raster blocks of a GeoRaster object. It does not consider any LOB storage overhead, so the result is only an approximation of the real storage size of the GeoRaster object. In essence, this function executes the following statement:

EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
'SELECT SUM(DBMS_LOB.getLength(rasterBlock)) FROM ' || geor.rasterDataTable || ' WHERE rasterId=' || geor.rasterId;

The result of this function will be less than or equal to the result of the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize function on the same GeoRaster object. If this function returns a smaller value than the SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize function on the same GeoRaster object, the difference in the values reflects the space saved by the use of compression or empty raster blocks, or both.

Examples

The following example calculates ratio (as a decimal fraction) of the actual size to the nominal size of a specified GeoRaster object. In this example, the actual size is about one-twentieth (1/20) of the nominal size.

SELECT SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterStorageSize(georaster)/
  SDO_GEOR_UTL.calcRasterNominalSize(georaster) ratio
    FROM georaster_table WHERE georid=1;

     RATIO
----------
.056198816

SDO_GEOR_UTL.createDMLTrigger

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.createDMLTrigger(

     tableName VARCHAR2,

     columnName VARCHAR2);

Description

Creates the required standard GeoRaster data manipulation language (DML) trigger on a GeoRaster column in a GeoRaster table, so that the appropriate operations are performed when its associated trigger is fired.

Parameters

tableName

Name of a GeoRaster table (the table containing rows with at least one GeoRaster object column).

columnName

Name of a column of type SDO_GEORASTER in the GeoRaster table.

Usage Notes

As explained in Section 3.1.3, to ensure the consistency and integrity of internal GeoRaster tables and data structures, GeoRaster automatically creates a unique DML trigger for each GeoRaster column whenever a user creates a GeoRaster table (that is, a table with at least one GeoRaster column), with the following exception: if you use the ALTER TABLE statement to add one or more GeoRaster columns. In this case, you must call the SDO_GEOR_UTL.createDMLTrigger procedure to create the DML trigger on each added GeoRaster column.

Otherwise, you usually do not need to call this procedure, although but it is still useful for re-creating the DML trigger in some scenarios, such as a database upgrade or a data migration.

Examples

The following example creates the standard GeoRaster DML trigger for a table named XYZ_GEOR_TAB containing a GeoRaster column named GEOR_COL.

EXECUTE sdo_geor_utl.createDMLTrigger('XYZ_GEOR_TAB', 'GEOR_COL');

SDO_GEOR_UTL.fillEmptyBlocks

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.fillEmptyBlocks(

     georaster IN OUT SDO_GEORASTER,

     bgValues IN SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Fills in all empty blocks with specified background values.

Parameters

georaster

GeoRaster object in which to fill empty blocks.

bgValues

Background values for filling empty raster blocks. The number of elements in the SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY object must be either one (same filling value used for all bands) or the band dimension size (a different filling value for each band, respectively). For example, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(1,5,10) fills the first band with 1, the second band with 5, and the third band with 10. If this parameter is null, then bgValues will be 0 (zero).

Usage Notes

If georaster is null, this procedure performs no operation.

If pyramid data exists for georaster, the pyramid is regenerated based on pyramid information stored in the metadata.

Examples

The following example fills all empty blocks with background values (255,0,0).

DECLARE
  geor  SDO_GEORASTER;
BEGIN
  SELECT georaster INTO geor FROM georaster_table WHERE georid = 3 FOR UPDATE;
  SDO_GEOR_UTL.fillEmptyBlocks(geor, SDO_NUMBER_ARRAY(255,0,0));
  UPDATE georaster_table SET georaster = geor WHERE georid = 3;
  COMMIT;
END;
/

SDO_GEOR_UTL.makeRDTNamesUnique

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.makeRDTNamesUnique;

Description

Renames some existing registered raster data tables that do not have unique names so that all raster data table names are unique within the database, and updates the GeoRaster system data and all affected GeoRaster objects to reflect the new names.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

If one or more registered raster data tables have the same name (under different schemas), you can use this procedure or the SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT procedure, or both, to eliminate the duplication.

Run this procedure when you are connected to the database with the DBA role.

This procedure is not transactional, and the result cannot be rolled back.

Examples

The following example automatically renames some existing registered raster data tables that do not have unique names so that all registered raster data table names are unique within the database, and it updates the GeoRaster system data and all affected GeoRaster objects to reflect the new names.

EXECUTE sdo_geor_utl.makeRDTNamesUnique;

SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT

Format

SDO_GEOR_UTL.renameRDT(

     oldRDTs VARCHAR2,

     newRDTs VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Description

Renames one or more existing registered raster data tables owned by the current user, and updates the GeoRaster system data and all affected GeoRaster objects to reflect the new names.

Parameters

oldRDTs

Name of the registered raster data table or tables to be renamed. For multiple tables, use a comma-delimited list.

newRDTs

New names to be assigned to the raster data table or tables that are specified in oldRDTs. For multiple tables, use a comma-delimited list with an order exactly reflecting the names in oldRDTs. If this parameter is null, GeoRaster assigns a unique new name to each input raster data table.

Usage Notes

If one or more registered raster data tables owned by different users have the same name, you can use this procedure or the SDO_GEOR_UTL.makeRDTNamesUnique procedure, or both, to eliminate the duplication.

Before using this procedure, you must connect to the database as the owner of the raster data table or tables. You cannot use this procedure to rename a raster data table owned by another user.

If any table in oldRDTs is not included in the GeoRaster system data, it is ignored.

If any table in newRDTs conflicts with a name in the GeoRaster system data or with the name of another object owned by the current user, an exception is raised.

This procedure is not transactional, and the result cannot be rolled back.

Examples

The following example renames the registered raster data tables RDT_1 and RDT_2 to ST_RDT_1 and ST_RDT_2, respectively.

EXECUTE sdo_geor_utl.renameRDT('RDT_1,RDT_2','ST_RDT_1,ST_RDT_2');

A GeoRaster Metadata XML Schema

This appendix provides the XML schema definition that is used for GeoRaster metadata. The following is the definition of the GeoRaster metadata XML schema. (You can also see this definition by querying the SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE table, which is described in Section 2.5.)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Oracle GeoRaster Metadata Schema -->
<xsd:schema targetNamespace="http://xmlns.oracle.com/spatial/georaster" xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/spatial/georaster" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified" version="0.0">
<xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:documentation>====================================================
  This is the XML Schema defining the metadata of Oracle GeoRaster object type
  It consists of two parts: data type definitions and its element content
     Part 1: Data Types
     Part 1.1: Data Types for Object Info
     Part 1.2: Data Types for Raster Info
     Part 1.3: Data Types for Spatial-Temporal-Band Reference Systems
     Part 1.3.1: Data Types for Raster Spatial Reference Systems
     Part 1.3.2: Data Types for Raster Temporal Reference Systems
     Part 1.3.3: Data Types for Raster Band Reference Systems
     Part 1.4: Data Types for Layer Metadata
     Part 2: GeoRaster Metadata Elements or Content Structure
     =============================================================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
<xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:documentation> ===============================================
  Part 1:      Data Types
  ================================================
  </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
<xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:documentation> ==============================
  Part 1.1: Data Types for Object Info
   =============================
   </xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:complexType name="objectDescriptionType">
  <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="rasterType" type="xsd:integer"/>
      <xsd:element name="ID" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element name="majorVersion" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="minorVersion" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="isBlank" type="xsd:boolean" default="false"/>
      <xsd:element name="blankCellValue" type="xsd:double" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="defaultRed" type="xsd:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="defaultGreen" type="xsd:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="defaultPyramidLevel" type="xsd:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation> ==============================
    Part 1.2: Data Types for Raster Info
    ==============================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:simpleType name="cellRepresentationType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="POINT"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="SEGMENT"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="TRIANGLE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="SQUARE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="RECTANGLE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="CUBE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="TETRAHEDRON"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="HEXAHEDRON"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="UNDEFINED"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="cellDepthType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="1BIT"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="2BIT"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="4BIT"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="8BIT_U"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="8BIT_S"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="16BIT_U"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="16BIT_S"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="32BIT_U"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="32BIT_S"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="32BIT_REAL"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="64BIT_REAL"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="64BIT_COMPLEX"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="128BIT_COMPLEX"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="supportedDimensionNumber">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
      <xsd:minInclusive value="2"/>
      <xsd:maxInclusive value="3"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="cellDimensionType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
      The "Band" dimension can be treated as any other semantic dimension
      or any "Layer" if not remote sensing imagery or photographs
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="ROW"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="COLUMN"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="VERTICAL"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="BAND"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="TEMPORAL"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="cellDimensionSizeType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="size" type="xsd:positiveInteger" default="1"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="type" type="cellDimensionType" use="required"/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="cellCoordinateType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="row" type="xsd:integer" default="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="column" type="xsd:integer" default="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="vertical" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="band" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="temporal" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="compressionType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="NONE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="RLE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="JPEG-B"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="JPEG-F"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="DEFLATE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="LT-MG2"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="LT-MG3"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="LT-JP2"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="JP2-C"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="JP2-F"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="compressionQuality">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
      <xsd:minInclusive value="0"/>
      <xsd:maxInclusive value="100"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="compressionDescriptionType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="type" type="compressionType" default="NONE"/>
      <xsd:element name="quality" type="compressionQuality" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="blockingType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="NONE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="REGULAR"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="blockingDescriptionType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="type" type="blockingType" default="NONE"/>
      <xsd:element name="totalRowBlocks" type="xsd:positiveInteger" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="totalColumnBlocks" type="xsd:positiveInteger" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="totalBandBlocks" type="xsd:positiveInteger" default="1" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="rowBlockSize" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
      <xsd:element name="columnBlockSize" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
      <xsd:element name="bandBlockSize" type="xsd:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="cellInterleavingType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="BSQ"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="BIL"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="BIP"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="pyramidType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="NONE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="DECREASE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="INCREASE"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="BIDIRECTION"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="resamplingType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="NN"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="BILINEAR"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="CUBIC"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="AVERAGE4"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="AVERAGE16"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="pyramidDescriptionType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="type" type="pyramidType" default="NONE"/>
      <xsd:element name="resampling" type="resamplingType" default="NN" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="maxLevel" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" default="0" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterDescriptionType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="cellRepresentation" type="cellRepresentationType" default="UNDEFINED"/>
      <xsd:element name="cellDepth" type="cellDepthType" default="8BIT_U"/>
      <xsd:element name="NODATA" type="xsd:double" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="totalDimensions" type="supportedDimensionNumber" default="2"/>
      <xsd:element name="dimensionSize" type="cellDimensionSizeType" maxOccurs="5"/>
      <xsd:element name="ULTCoordinate" type="cellCoordinateType"/>
      <xsd:element name="blocking" type="blockingDescriptionType"/>
      <xsd:element name="interleaving" type="cellInterleavingType" default="BSQ"/>
      <xsd:element name="pyramid" type="pyramidDescriptionType"/>
      <xsd:element name="compression" type="compressionDescriptionType"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation>===========================================================
    Part 1.3.1: Data Types for GeoRaster Spatial Reference System

    Spatial extent (footprint) is recorded as an attribute of GeoRaster object.
    ts type is SDO_GEOMETRY. So it is not included in the metadata
    The cell space coordinates are named as (row, column, vertical)
    The model space coordinates are named as (x, y, z)
    Spatial unit information is stored in the WKT of the specified SRID
    ============================================================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:simpleType name="modelDimensionType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
      The following "S" means "Spectral" for remote sensing imagery. Any of X, Y,
      and Z can be horizontal or vertical or any other spatial direction
      (depending on user interpretation in "modelDimensionDescription").
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="X"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="Y"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="Z"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="T"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="S"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="resolutionType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="resolution" type="xsd:double" default="1"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="dimensionType" type="modelDimensionType" use="required"/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="doubleNumberListType">
    <xsd:list itemType="xsd:double"/>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="polynomialType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="polynomialCoefficients" type="doubleNumberListType"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="pType" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="optional" default="1"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="nVars" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="order" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="nCoefficients" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
    <xsd:anyAttribute/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rationalPolynomialType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
      row    =   pPolynomial(x, y, z) / qPolynomial(x, y, z)
      column =   rPolynomial(x, y, z) / sPolynomial(x, y, z)
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="pPolynomial" type="polynomialType"/>
      <xsd:element name="qPolynomial" type="polynomialType"/>
      <xsd:element name="rPolynomial" type="polynomialType"/>
      <xsd:element name="sPolynomial" type="polynomialType"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="rowOff" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="columnOff" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="xOff" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="yOff" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="zOff" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="rowScale" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="columnScale" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="xScale" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="yScale" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="zScale" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="rowRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="columnRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="totalRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="xRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="yRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="zRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="modelTotalRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:anyAttribute/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation>
    The following types and definitions are for GCP support. It stores
    GCP collection for the GeoRaster object. It also optionally specify
    the Functional Fitting method for generating FFM using the GCP collection.
    cellDimension can 2 or 3 (only 2 is supported in current release).
    modelDimension can be 2, 3, -2, -3. cellCoordinate must be (row, column)
    in current release.
    modelCoordinate must be (X, Y) or (X, Y, Z) in current release.
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:simpleType name="gcpPointType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="ControlPoint"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="CheckPoint"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="gcpPointStatusType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="Measured"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="Removed"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="Estimated"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="Validated"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="Invalid"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="GCPType">
    <xsd:attribute name="ID" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="description" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
     <xsd:attribute name="type" type="gcpPointType" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="cellDimension" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="row" type="xsd:double" default="0" />
    <xsd:attribute name="column" type="xsd:double" default="0" />
    <xsd:attribute name="vertical" type="xsd:integer" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="modelDimension" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="X" type="xsd:double" default="0"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="Y" type="xsd:double" default="0"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="Z" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="xRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="yRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="zRMS" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="status" type="gcpPointStatusType" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:anyAttribute/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="FFMethodType">
            <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
                <xsd:enumeration value="Affine"/>
                <xsd:enumeration value="QuadraticPolynomial"/>
                <xsd:enumeration value="CubicPolynomial"/>
                <xsd:enumeration value="DLT"/>
                <xsd:enumeration value="QuadraticRational"/>
                <xsd:enumeration value="RPC"/>
           </xsd:restriction>
        </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="GCPGeoreferenceType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="gcp" type="GCPType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="FFMethod" type="FFMethodType" use="optional"/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="rasterSpatialReferenceModelType">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="RigorousModel"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="StoredFunction"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="FunctionalFitting"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterSpatialReferenceSystemType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="isReferenced" type="xsd:boolean" default="false"/>
      <xsd:element name="isRectified" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="isOrthoRectified" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="SRID" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" default="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="verticalSRID" type="xsd:integer" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="modelDimensionDescription" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="spatialResolution" type="resolutionType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3"/>
      <xsd:element name="spatialTolerance" type="xsd:double" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="modelCoordinateLocation" minOccurs="0">
        <xsd:simpleType>
          <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
            <xsd:enumeration value="CENTER"/>
            <xsd:enumeration value="UPPERLEFT"/>
          </xsd:restriction>
        </xsd:simpleType>
      </xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="modelType" type="rasterSpatialReferenceModelType"
         minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3"/>
      <xsd:element name="polynomialModel" type="rationalPolynomialType"
         minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:choice minOccurs="0">
         <xsd:element name="gcpGeoreferenceModel" type="GCPGeoreferenceType"/>
           <xsd:element name="gcpTableName" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      </xsd:choice>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation> =================================================
    Part 1.3.2: Data Types for GeoRaster Temporal Reference System

    The TRS will be modeled by formulas in the future.
    =================================================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterTemporalReferenceSystemType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="isReferenced" type="xsd:boolean" default="false"/>
      <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="beginDateTime" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="endDateTime" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="temporalResolutionDescription" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation> ==================================================
    Part 1.3.3: Data Types for GeoRaster Band Reference System

    For multispectral remote sensing images, each band is optionally
    described in the layerDescriptionType.
    The BRS is modeled by formulas for hyperspectral imagery
    based on number of spectral segments, min and max wavelength
    and number of bands for each segment.
    Detailed radiometric info will be added in the future.
    =====================================================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:simpleType name="wavelengthUnit">
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="METER"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="MILLIMETER"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="MICROMETER"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="NANOMETER"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="extentType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="min" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="max" type="xsd:double"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="segmentationDataType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="totalSegNumber" type="xsd:positiveInteger" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="firstSegNumber" type="xsd:integer" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="extent" type="extentType"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="bandReferenceType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="bands" type="segmentationDataType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterBandReferenceSystemType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="isReferenced" type="xsd:boolean" default="false"/>
      <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="radiometricResolutionDescription" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="spectralUnit" type="wavelengthUnit" default="MICROMETER"/>
      <xsd:element name="spectralTolerance" type="xsd:double" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="spectralResolutionDescription" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="minSpectralResolution" type="resolutionType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="spectralExtent" type="extentType"/>
      <xsd:element name="bandReference" type="bandReferenceType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation> ====================================================
    Part 1.4: Data Types for Layer Metadata

    For each sub-layer the layerNumber is a positive integer, i.e., layers are
    logically numbered from 1 to n if the size of the specified layerDimension is
    n. The layerDimensionOrdinate of each sublayer must be in the range of the
    dimension and must be in the order of band ordinates.
    For objectLayer, the layerNumber should be 0 but its layerDimensionOrdinate
    is not used.
    =======================================================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:complexType name="NODATAType">
          <xsd:sequence>
            <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:double" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xsd:element name="range" type="extentType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xsd:element name="mask" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
          </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="scalingFunctionType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
                         value = (a0 + a1 * cellValue)  /  (b0 + b1 * cellValue)
                  </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="a0" type="xsd:double" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="a1" type="xsd:double" default="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="b0" type="xsd:double" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="b1" type="xsd:double" default="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:simpleType name="binType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
      LINEAR bin function:
      binNumber = numbins * (cellValue - min) / (max - min) + firstBinNumber
      if (binNumber less than 0) binNumber =  firstBinNumber
      if (binNumber greater than or equal to numbins) binNumber = numbins + firstBinNumber - 1
      LOGARITHM bin function:
      binNumber = numbins * (ln (1.0 + ((cellValue - min)/(max - min)))/ ln (2.0)) + firstBinNumber
      if (binNumber less than 0) binNumber =  firstBinNumber
      if (binNumber greater than or equal to numbins) binNumber = numbins + firstBinNumber - 1
      EXPLICIT bin function means explicit (or direct) value (or value range)
      for each bin and it will be stored in a table
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
      <xsd:enumeration value="LINEAR"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="LOGARITHM"/>
      <xsd:enumeration value="EXPLICIT"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>
  <xsd:complexType name="binFunctionType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
      The MAX and MIN in statistic dataset will be used if they are not provided
      here. binTableName is used by EXPLICIT type only.
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:choice>
        <xsd:element name="binFunctionData" type="segmentationDataType"/>
        <xsd:element name="binTableName" type="xsd:string"/>
        <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      </xsd:choice>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="type" type="binType" use="required"/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rectangularWindowType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="origin" type="cellCoordinateType"/>
      <xsd:element name="rowHeight" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
      <xsd:element name="columnWidth" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="cellCountType">
    <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="count" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
    <xsd:anyAttribute/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterCountType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="cell" type="cellCountType" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="histogramType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:choice>
        <xsd:element name="counts" type="rasterCountType"/>
        <xsd:element name="tableName" type="xsd:string"/>
      </xsd:choice>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="statisticDatasetType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="samplingFactor" type="xsd:positiveInteger" default="1"/>
      <xsd:element name="samplingWindow" type="rectangularWindowType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="MIN" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="MAX" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="MEAN" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="MEDIAN" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="MODEVALUE" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="STD" type="xsd:double"/>
      <xsd:element name="histogram" type="histogramType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="cellGrayType">
    <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="gray" type="xsd:integer" use="required"/>
    <xsd:anyAttribute/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterGrayType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="cell" type="cellGrayType" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="grayScaleType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:choice>
        <xsd:element name="grays" type="rasterGrayType"/>
        <xsd:element name="tableName" type="xsd:string"/>
      </xsd:choice>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="cellPseudoColorType">
    <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="red" type="xsd:integer" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="green" type="xsd:integer" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="blue" type="xsd:integer" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="alpha" type="xsd:double" use="optional"/>
    <xsd:anyAttribute/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="rasterPseudoColorType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="cell" type="cellPseudoColorType" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="colorMapType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:choice>
        <xsd:element name="colors" type="rasterPseudoColorType"/>
        <xsd:element name="tableName" type="xsd:string"/>
      </xsd:choice>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="layerType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="layerNumber" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger"/>
      <xsd:element name="layerDimensionOrdinate" type="xsd:integer"/>
      <xsd:element name="layerID" type="xsd:string"/>
      <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                        <xsd:element name="bitmapMask" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0" default="false"/>
                        <xsd:element name="NODATA" type="NODATAType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="scalingFunction" type="scalingFunctionType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="binFunction" type="binFunctionType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="statisticDataset" type="statisticDatasetType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="grayScale" type="grayScaleType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="colorMap" type="colorMapType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="vatTableName" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:complexType name="layerDescriptionType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="layerDimension" type="cellDimensionType" default="BAND"/>
      <xsd:element name="objectLayer" type="layerType" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="subLayer" type="layerType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation> =======================================================
    Part 2: Metadata Elements / Content Structure of Oracle GeoRaster Object
    ==========================================================
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:element name="georasterMetadata">
    <xsd:complexType>
      <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element name="objectInfo" type="objectDescriptionType"/>
        <xsd:element name="rasterInfo" type="rasterDescriptionType"/>
        <xsd:element name="spatialReferenceInfo" type="rasterSpatialReferenceSystemType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="temporalReferenceInfo" type="rasterTemporalReferenceSystemType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="bandReferenceInfo" type="rasterBandReferenceSystemType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="layerInfo" type="layerDescriptionType" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
        <xsd:element name="sourceInfo" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
        <xsd:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      </xsd:sequence>
    </xsd:complexType>
  </xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>

Index

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A

addNODATA procedure, 4

administrative subprograms

GeoRaster, 5

ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view, 2.4

alpha (opacity) value, 2.3.2

AVERAGE16 resampling method, 4, 4

AVERAGE4 resampling method, 4, 4

B

band numbers, 1.5

bandBlockNumber attribute, 2.2.3

band reference system (BRS)

description, 1.3

bandBlockNumber attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.3

bands

description, 1.5

BILINEAR resampling method, 4, 4

bitmap masks, 1.8

bitmapmask keyword

for storageParam parameter, 1.4.1

blank GeoRaster objects, 1.4.3

BLOB data

raster block data, 2.2.7

block size

calculating optimal, 6

blocking keyword

for importFrom storageParam parameter, 4, 4

for storageParam parameter, 1.4.1

blockMBR attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.6

blockSize keyword for storageParam, 1.4.1

BMP image format

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

BRS (band reference system)

description, 1.3

C

calcCompressionRatio function, 4

calcOptimizedBlockSize procedure, 6

calcRasterNominalSize function, 6

calcRasterStorageSize function, 6

cartography

description, 1.2.4

cell coordinate system, 1.3

relationship to model coordinate system, 1.3

cell data

querying and updating, 3.11

cellDepth keyword for storageParam, 1.4.1

changeCellValue procedure, 4

changeFormatCopy procedure, 4

checkSysdataEntries function, 5

colormap

alpha (opacity) value, 2.3.2

getting, 4

getting table, 4

pseudocolor information, 4

SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP object type, 2.3.2

COLUMN_NAME column (in USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), 2.4.2

columnBlockNumber attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.5

COMPATIBILITY database initialization parameter

requirement if upgrading, 1

compression

compression ratio, 4

decompression of GeoRaster objects, 1.10.3

DEFLATE format, 1.10.2

JPEG format, 1.10.1

keyword for storageParam parameter, 1.4.1

LizardTech plug-in, 1.10.4

of GeoRaster objects, 1.10, 3.13

performance considerations, 1.10

quality, 1.4.1, 1.10.1

SecureFiles Compression, 1.10.5

third-party plug-ins, 1.10.4

contrast table

grayscale table, 2.3.3

copy procedure, 4

createBlank function, 4

createDMLTrigger procedure, 6

createTemplate function, 4

cross-schema support with GeoRaster, 1.4.5

CUBIC resampling method, 4, 4

D

dangling raster blocks

caused by interrupting mosaic operation, 4

finding, 5

data model

GeoRaster, 1.3

decompression

of GeoRaster objects, 1.10.3, 3.13

performance considerations, 1.10

DEFLATE compression, 1.10.2

deleteControlPoint procedure, 4

deleteNODATA function, 4

deletePyramid procedure, 4

demo files for GeoRaster

PL/SQL and Java, 1.15

digital image processing

description, 1.2.5

DML trigger

creating, 3.1, 3.1.3, 6

E

empty blocks

filling, 6

empty GeoRaster objects, 1.4.3

ESRI world files

loading, 4

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

ETL (extract, transform, load) solutions

tools for, 1.14

using Java API to develop, 1.15

evaluateDouble function, 4

exporter tool for GeoRaster, 1.14

exporting

GeoRaster objects, 3.15

exportTo procedure, 4

extract, transform, load (ETL) solutions

tools for, 1.14

using Java API to develop, 1.15

F

fillEmptyBlocks procedure, 6

footprint, 2.1.2

formats

image (supported by GeoRaster), 1.14

vector and raster, 1.1

functional fitting polynomial model

support by GeoRaster, 1.6.1

G

generateBlockMBR function, 4

generatePyramid procedure, 4

generateSpatialExtent function, 4

generateStatistics procedure, 4

geochemistry

raster data used by, 1.2.6

geographic information systems (GIS)

raster-based, 1.2.3

geology

raster data used by, 1.2.6

geometadata, 2.1.5

geophysics

raster data used by, 1.2.6

GeoRaster BRS, 1.3

GeoRaster data model, 1.3

GeoRaster management, 1.11

GeoRaster objects

blank, 1.4.3

changing format, 4

changing physical storage, 3.8

compressing, 3.13

copying, 3.9, 4

copying and changing format, 4

copying and scaling, 4

creating, 3.2

creating blank, 4

creating template, 4

decompressing, 3.13

empty, 1.4.3

exporting, 1.14, 3.15

georeferencing, 3.5

indexing spatial extent geometry, 3.7

initializing, 4

loading, 1.14, 3.3

optimizing physical storage, 3.8

physical storage, 1.4

changing, 3.8

optimizing, 3.8

processing, 3.12

pyramids

definition, 1.7

querying and updating cell data, 3.11

querying and updating metadata, 3.10

registering, 3.2

reprojecting, 4

scaling, 4

transferring between databases, 3.21

transforming coordinate information, 3.5

updating before committing, 3.16

validating, 3.4

viewing, 1.14, 3.14

GeoRaster SRS, 1.3

GeoRaster tables

column with GeoRaster object, 2.4.2

creating, 3.1

cross-schema support, 1.4.5

definition, 1.4

metadata column, 2.4.3

name, 2.4.1

other related tables, 2.4.6

raster data table, 2.4.4

raster ID, 2.4.5

GeoRaster tools, 1.14

GeoRaster TRS, 1.3

GeoRaster XML schema table, 2.5

georaster_tools.jar file, 1.14

georeference procedure, 4

georeferencing

cell coordinate and model coordinate transformation, 1.6.3

description, 1.6

functional fitting model details and formulas, 1.6.1

methods for performing, 3.5

GeoTIFF files

loading libraries using sdoldgtf.sql script, 3.5

GeoTIFF image format

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

getBandDimSize function, 4

getBeginDateTime function, 4

getBinFunction function, 4

getBinTable function, 4

getBinType function, 4

getBitmapMask procedure, 4

getBitmapMaskSubset procedure, 4

getBitmapMaskValue procedure, 4

getBlankCellValue function, 4

getBlockingType function, 4

getBlockSize function, 4

getCellCoordinate function, 4

getCellDepth function, 4

getCellValue function, 4

getColorMap function, 4

getColorMapTable function, 4

getCompressionType function, 4

getControlPoint function, 4

getDefaultBlue function, 4

getDefaultColorLayer function, 4

getDefaultGreen function, 4

getDefaultRed function, 4

getEndDateTime function, 4

getGCPGeorefMethod function, 4

getGCPGeorefModel function, 4

getGeoreferenceType function, 4

getGrayScale function, 4

getGrayScaleTable function, 4

getHistogram function, 4

getHistogramTable function, 4

getID function, 4

getInterleavingType function, 4

getLayerDimension function, 4

getLayerID function, 4

getLayerOrdinate function, 4

getModelCoordinate function, 4

getModelCoordLocation function, 4

getModelSRID function, 4

getNODATA function, 4

getPyramidMaxLevel function, 4

getPyramidType function, 4

getRasterBlockLocator procedure, 4

getRasterBlocks function, 4

getRasterData procedure, 4

getRasterSubset procedure, 4

getScaling function, 4

getSourceInfo procedure, 4

getSpatialDimNumber function, 4

getSpatialDimSizes function, 4

getSpatialResolutions function, 4

getSpectralResolution function, 4

getSpectralUnit function, 4

getSRS function, 4

getStatistics function, 4

getTotalLayerNumber function, 4

getULTCoordinate function, 4

getVAT function, 4

getVersion function, 4

GIF image format

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

grayscale

checking for, 4

returning mapping table, 4

returning mappings, 4

SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object type, 2.3.3

setting mapping table, 4

setting mappings for a layer, 4

grayscale table, 2.3.3

GRDMLTR_

user trigger names cannot start with, 1.11

gridded data, 1.1

ground control points (GCPs)

adding to a GeoRaster object, 4

georeferencing using GCPs, 1.6.2

SDO_GEOR_GCP object type, 2.3.6

SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION collection type, 2.3.7

SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type, 2.3.8

ground coordinate system, 1.3

H

hasBitmapMask function, 4

hasGrayScale function, 4

hasNODATAMask function, 4

hasPseudoColor function, 4

histogram table

getting, 4

setting, 4

histograms

getting, 4

SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM object type, 2.3.1

I

image formats

supported by GeoRaster, 1.14

importFrom procedure, 4

indexing

GeoRaster data, 3.7

init function, 4

initializing

GeoRaster objects, 4

interleaving, 1.5

getting type, 4

keyword for storageParam, 1.4.1

interpolationMethod keyword, 4

interpolationMethod parameter, 4

isBlank function, 4

isOrthoRectified function, 4

isRDTNameUnique function, 5

isRectified function, 4

isSpatialReferenced function, 4

isUpgradeNeeded function, 5

J

Java demo files for GeoRaster, 1.15

Java virtual machine (JVM)

use of by GeoRaster, 1

JPEG compression, 1.10.1

JPEG image format

loading (GeoRaster loader tool only), 4

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

JPEG-B compression mode, 1.10.1

JPEG-F compression mode, 1.10.1

L

layer numbers, 1.5

layerInfo element, 1.5

layers

description, 1.5

dimension, 4

ID, 4

metadata stored in layerInfo elements, 1.5

ordinate, 4

listDanglingRasterData function, 5

listGeoRasterColumns function, 5

listGeoRasterObjects function, 5

listGeoRasterTables function, 5

listRDT function, 5

listRegisteredRDT function, 5

listUnregieteredRDT function, 5

LizardTech

plug-in for MrSID and JPEG 2000 compression, 1.10.4

loader tool for GeoRaster, 1.14

loading

GeoRaster data, 3.3

lookup table

grayscale table, 2.3.3

lossiness, 1.4.1, 1.10.1

M

maintainSysdataEntries function, 5

makeRDTNamesUnique procedure, 6

management of GeoRaster objects, 1.11

maps

managing with GeoRaster, 1.2.4

masks

bitmap, 1.8

MBR (minimum bounding rectangle)

blockMBR attribute, 2.2.6

mergeLayers procedure, 4

metadata

GeoRaster, 2.1.5

XML schema, A

metadata attribute of SDO_GEORASTER, 2.1.5

METADATA_COLUMN_NAME column (in USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), 2.4.3

minimum bounding rectangle (MBR)

blockMBR attribute, 2.2.6

model coordinate system, 1.3

relationship to cell coordinate system, 1.3

model space, 1.3

mosaic procedure, 4

MrSID

LizardTech plug-in for compression, 1.10.4

N

naming considerations

Spatial table and column names, 1.4

Nearest Neighbor (NN) interpolation method, 4

Nearest Neighbor (NN) resampling method, 4

NN (Nearest Neighbor) interpolation method, 4

NN (Nearest Neighbor) resampling method, 4

nodata cells

adding, 4

deleting, 4

getting value for, 4

nominal size

raster, 6

O

object layer, 1.5

opacity

alpha value, 2.3.2

Oracle Label Security (OLS)

using GeoRaster with, 4

Oracle SecureFiles

using with GeoRaster, 3.1.2

orthorectification, 1.6

checking for, 4

setting, 4

See also rectification

OTHER_TABLE_NAMES column (in USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), 2.4.6

P

padding, 1.4

palette table, 2.3.2

photogrammetry

description, 1.2.2

physical storage

GeoRaster objects, 1.4

PL/SQL demo files for GeoRaster, 1.15

PNG image format

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

pseudocolor

checking for, 4

pseudocolor table, 2.3.2

pyramid keyword for storageParam, 1.4.1

pyramid levels

definition, 1.7

pyramidLevel attribute of SDO_GEORASTER, 2.2.2

pyramid type, 1.7

pyramidLevel attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.2

pyramidParams parameter, 4

pyramids, 1.7

deleting data for, 4

formulas for determining, 1.7

generating data for, 4

illustration of, 1.7

pyramid parameters, 4

returning level number of top pyramid, 4

Q

quality

keyword for storageParam parameter, 1.4.1

R

raster

nominal size, 6

storage size, 6

raster block data, 2.2.7

raster data

introduction, 1.1

raster data table (RDT)

creating, 3.1

cross-schema support, 1.4.5

definition, 1.4

making names unique, 6

object table of type SDO_RASTER, 2.2

rasterDataTable attribute, 2.1.3

RDT_TABLE_NAME column, 2.4.4

renaming, 6

raster ID, 2.1.4, 2.2.1

raster space, 1.3

raster type, 2.1.1

RASTER_ID column (in USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), 2.4.5

rasterBlock attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.7

rasterDataTable attribute of SDO_GEORASTER, 2.1.3

rasterID attribute of SDO_GEORASTER, 2.1.4

rasterID attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.1

rasterType attribute of SDO_GEORASTER, 2.1.1

RDT_TABLE_NAME column (in USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), 2.4.4

README file

for GeoRaster tools, 1.14

for Spatial, GeoRaster, and topology and network data models, 1.16

rectification, 1.6

checking for, 4

setting, 4

See also orthorectification

registerGeoRasterColumns procedure, 5

registerGeoRasterObjects procedure, 5

registering a GeoRaster object, 3.2

remote sensing

description, 1.2.1

renameRDT procedure, 6

reproject procedure, 4

reprojecting GeoRaster objects, 3.12

resampleParam parameter, 4, 4

resampling method, 4

resolution

spectral, 4

rLevel keyword, 4

rowBlockNumber attribute of SDO_RASTER, 2.2.4

S

scaleCopy procedure, 4

schemaValidate function, 4

SDO_GEOR package

addNODATA, 4

calcCompressionRatio, 4

changeCellValue, 4

changeFormatCopy, 4

copy, 4

createBlank, 4

createTemplate, 4

deleteControlPoint, 4

deleteNODATA, 4

deletePyramid, 4

evaluateDouble, 4

exportTo, 4

fillEmptyBlocks, 6

generateBlockMBR, 4

generatePyramid, 4

generateSpatialExtent, 4

generateStatistics, 4

georeference, 4

getBandDimSize, 4

getBeginDateTime, 4

getBinFunction, 4

getBinTable, 4

getBinType, 4

getBitmapMask, 4

getBitmapMaskSubset, 4

getBitmapMaskValue, 4

getBlankCellValue, 4

getBlockingType, 4

getBlockSize, 4

getCellCoordinate, 4

getCellDepth, 4

getCellValue, 4

getColorMap, 4

getColorMapTable, 4

getCompressionType, 4

getControlPoint, 4

getDefaultBlue, 4

getDefaultColorLayer, 4

getDefaultGreen, 4

getDefaultRed, 4

getEndDateTime, 4

getGCPGeorefMethod, 4

getGCPGeorefModel, 4

getGeoreferenceType, 4

getGrayScale, 4

getGrayScaleTable, 4

getHistogram, 4

getHistogramTable, 4

getID, 4

getInterleavingType, 4

getLayerDimension, 4

getLayerID, 4

getLayerOrdinate, 4

getModelCoordinate, 4

getModelCoordLocation, 4

getModelSRID, 4

getNODATA, 4

getPyramidMaxLevel, 4

getPyramidType, 4

getRasterBlockLocator, 4

getRasterBlocks, 4

getRasterData, 4

getRasterSubset, 4

getScaling, 4

getSourceInfo, 4

getSpatialDimNumber, 4

getSpatialDimSizes, 4

getSpatialResolutions, 4

getSpectralResolution, 4

getSpectralUnit, 4

getSRS, 4

getStatistics, 4

getTotalLayerNumber, 4

getULTCoordinate, 4

getVAT, 4

getVersion, 4

hasBitmapMask, 4

hasGrayScale, 4

hasNODATAMask, 4

hasPseudoColor, 4

importFrom, 4

init, 4

isBlank, 4

isOrthoRectified, 4

isRectified, 4

isSpatialReferenced, 4

mergeLayers layers

merging, 4

mosaic, 4

reference information, 4

reproject, 4

scaleCopy, 4

schemaValidate, 4

setBeginDateTime, 4

setBinFunction, 4

setBinTable, 4

setBitmapMask, 4

setBlankCellValue, 4

setColorMap, 4

setColorMapTable, 4

setControlPoint, 4

setDefaultBlue, 4

setDefaultColorLayer, 4

setDefaultGreen, 4

setDefaultRed, 4

setEndDateTime, 4

setGCPGeorefMethod, 4

setGCPGeorefModel, 4

setGrayScale, 4

setGrayScaleTable, 4

setHistogramTable, 4

setID, 4

setLayerID, 4

setLayerOrdinate, 4

setModelCoordLocation, 4

setModelSRID, 4

setOrthoRectified, 4

setRasterType, 4

setRectified, 4

setScaling, 4

setSourceInfo, 4, 4

setSpatialReferenced, 4

setSpatialResolutions, 4

setSpectralResolution, 4

setSpectralUnit, 4

setSRS, 4

setStatistics, 4

setULTCoordinate, 4

setVAT, 4

setVersion, 4

subset, 4

updateRaster, 4

validateBlockMBR, 4

validateGeoRaster, 4

SDO_GEOR_ADMIN package

checkSysdataEntries, 5

isRDTNameUnique, 5

isUpgradeNeeded, 5

listDanglingRasterData, 5

listGeoRasterColumns, 5

listGeoRasterObjects, 5

listGeoRasterTables, 5

listRDT, 5

listRegisteredRDT, 5

listUnregisteredRDT, 5

maintainSysdataEntries, 5

reference information, 5

registerGeoRasterColumns, 5

registerGeoRasterObjects, 5

upgradeGeoRaster, 5

SDO_GEOR_COLORMAP object type, 2.3.2

SDO_GEOR_GCP object type, 2.3.6

SDO_GEOR_GCP_ COLLECTION collection type, 2.3.7

SDO_GEOR_GCPGEOREFTYPE object type, 2.3.8

SDO_GEOR_GRAYSCALE object type, 2.3.3

SDO_GEOR_HISTOGRAM object type, 2.3.1

SDO_GEOR_SRS constructor, 2.3.5

SDO_GEOR_SRS object type, 2.3.5

SDO_GEOR_UTL package

calcOptimizedBlockSize, 6

calcRasterNominalSize, 6

calcRasterStorageSize, 6

createDMLTrigger, 6

makeRDTNamesUnique, 6

reference information, 6

renameRDT, 6

SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE table, 2.5

SDO_GEORASTER object type, 2.1

metadata attribute, 2.1.5

rasterDataTable attribute, 2.1.3

rasterID attribute, 2.1.4

rasterType attribute, 2.1.1

spatialExtent attribute, 2.1.2

SDO_RASTER object type, 2.2

bandBlockNumber attribute, 2.2.3

blockMBR attribute, 2.2.6

columnBlockNumber attribute, 2.2.5

pyramidLevel attribute, 2.2.2

rasterBlock attribute, 2.2.7

rasterID attribute, 2.2.1

rowBlockNumber attribute, 2.2.4

SDO_RASTERSET collection type, 2.3.4

sdoldgtf.sql script, 3.5

SecureFiles

using Oracle SecureFiles with GeoRaster, 3.1.2

SecureFiles Compression, 1.10.5

setBeginDateTime procedure, 4

setBinFunction procedure, 4

setBinTable procedure, 4

setBitmapMask procedure, 4

setBlankCellValue procedure, 4

setColorMap procedure, 4

setColorMapTable procedure, 4

setControlPoint procedure, 4

setDefaultBlue procedure, 4

setDefaultColorLayer procedure, 4

setDefaultGreen procedure, 4

setDefaultRed procedure, 4

setEndDateTime procedure, 4

setGCPGeorefMethod procedure, 4

setGCPGeorefModel procedure, 4

setGrayScale procedure, 4

setGrayScaleTable procedure, 4

setHistogramTable procedure, 4

setID procedure, 4

setLayerID procedure, 4

setLayerOrdinate procedure, 4

setModelCoordLocation procedure, 4

setModelSRID procedure, 4

setOrthoRectified procedure, 4

setRasterType procedure, 4

setRectified procedure, 4

setScaling procedure, 4

setSourceInfo procedure, 4, 4

setSpatialReferenced procedure, 4

setSpatialResolutions procedure, 4

setSpectralResolution procedure, 4

setSpectralUnit procedure, 4

setSRS procedure, 4

setStatistics procedure, 4

setULTCoordinate procedure, 4

setVAT procedure, 4

setVersion procedure, 4

source information

adding, 4

getting, 4

setting, replacing, or deleting, 4

spatial extent, 2.1.2

generating and setting, 3.6

spatial reference system (SRS)

description, 1.3

spatial resolution values

getting, 4

setting, 4

spatialExtent attribute of SDO_GEORASTER, 2.1.2

generating and setting, 3.6

spectral resolution

getting, 4

setting, 4

spectral unit

getting, 4

setting, 4

sRGB ColorSpace, 2.3.2

SRID 999999 (unknown CRS), 3.3

SRS (spatial reference system)

description, 1.3

storage parameters, 1.4.1

storage size

raster, 6

storageParam parameter, 1.4.1

subset procedure, 4

T

TABLE_NAME column (in USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view), 2.4.1

templates

developing GeoRaster applications, 3.17

temporal reference system (TRS)

description, 1.3

themes

raster layers, 1.5

TIFF image format

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

transferring

GeoRaster data between databases, 3.21

transforming

GeoRaster coordinate information, 3.5

transportable tablespaces

using with GeoRaster data, 3.22

triggers

creating GeoRaster DML trigger, 3.1, 3.1.3, 6

TRS (temporal reference system)

description, 1.3

U

ULTCoordinate

definition, 1.3

unknown CRS coordinate reference system, 3.3

updateRaster procedure, 4

updating

before committing GeoRaster objects, 3.16

upgradeGeoRaster function, 5

upgrading from previous release

requirements, 1

USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA view, 2.4

utility subprograms

GeoRaster, 6

V

validateBlockMBR function, 4

validateGeoRaster function, 4

validating

GeoRaster objects, 3.4

value attribute table (VAT)

description, 1.2.3

getting name of, 4

setting name of, 4

vector data

description, 1.1

viewer tool for GeoRaster, 1.14

views

ALL_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA, 2.4

USER_SDO_GEOR_SYSDATA, 2.4

W

Workspace Manager

using GeoRaster with, 4

world files (ESRI)

loading, 4

support by GeoRaster, 1.14

X

XML DB

use of by GeoRaster, 1

XML DB Repository

must be installed if upgrading, 1

XML schema for GeoRaster metadata, A

XML schema table for GeoRaster, 2.5

Z

ZLIB format

storing compressed data in, 1.10.2

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