Get started with Oracle’s Spatial Database for free
Developers and analysts can manage different types of geospatial data, perform hundreds of location intelligence analytics, and use interactive map visualization tools with Oracle Autonomous Database. The self-service Oracle Spatial Studio enables business analysts to use the spatial features without calling IT for help—there is no coding required. It’s easy to evaluate using Oracle Cloud Free Tier, which includes two always-free Oracle Autonomous Database instances, plus US$300 in free credits for other Oracle Cloud services.
Step 1
Create and login to your Oracle Cloud account
Create an account through a web browser or mobile device. It only takes a few minutes.
- Sign up for a free Oracle Cloud account
- Read the welcome email for access details
- Login to the free Oracle Cloud account
Step 2
Create an Oracle Autonomous Database
Produce a database instance and utilize its built-in spatial features to query, analyze, and visualize spatial content stored in a Free Tier Autonomous Database instance.
- Choose either an Autonomous Transaction Processing or Autonomous Data Warehouse workload and deployment type for your database
- Create administrator credentials and choose network access
- Click “Create Database”—it’s that easy
Step 3
Set up Spatial Studio
Developers and analysts can load, prepare, and analyze spatial data using Spatial Studio in a few simple steps.
- Download Spatial Studio from Oracle Cloud Marketplace
- Set up the database user in Autonomous Database via Database Actions
- Load table data via the Data Loading page in Database Actions
- Open Spatial Studio and create a new spatial project
Step 4
Explore and start your project
Load and geocode data. Create map visualizations. Perform queries and analyses such as within distance, nearest neighbor, and spatial joins. Share results with other applications and tools such as Oracle Analytics Cloud for broader analysis – all without writing a line of code.
- Perform spatial queries and analyses from Spatial Studio’s intuitive visual interface
- Create and interact with data in maps
- Save and share map projects
Step 5
Additional resources to get started
Workshops and videos that will help you to explore location intelligence in your data using spatial features of Oracle Database and Oracle Autonomous Database.
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Explore spatial data management and analytics with $300 in free credits and always free instances of Autonomous Database.
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