Since the emergence of Google Maps users have come to expect geographical data and mapping functions in their day to day processes. Geospatial is becoming pervasive in almost all sectors. In the near future the ability to mine, analyze and report on large volumes of geospatial data will be regarded as a standard function in many business applications. What you might not know is that the Oracle suite of products includes geospatial functionality that probably already exists on your database application server.
Author/Owner:
Matti Seikkula / Barry Hodges
Organization:
e-Spatial / Oracle New Zealand
Presenter:
Matti Sekkula / Barry Hodges
Presenter Biography:
Matti Seikkula
Matti is the Chief Information Officer at e-Spatial. He has more than 18 years experience in systems design, software development, architecture and data modeling and over 12 years experience in spatial integration. As e-Spatial is industry and technology independent, Matti needs to maintain a constant process of research and development. This ensures that e-Spatial is always aware of the implication of new technologies, development environments and standards. Matti is also a recognized expert on New Zealand geospatial standards. Matti holds a Masters degree of Computer Sciences from Joensuu University, Finland, 1990.
Barry Hodges
As a Sales Consulting Senior Solution Architect with Oracle New Zealand, Barry is responsible for evangelising the capabilities of Oracle’s latest technology offerings to both existing and prospective Oracle customers. With more than 14 years experience working with Oracle technology, Barry has worked as a Systems Designer, a Technical Analyst with Oracle Support, an Oracle DBA and more recently the DBA team manager at one of New Zealand’s largest government departments. Barry holds a postgraduate diploma in Information and Database design and management from the University of Otago.