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Your Source for Geospatial Technology Friday | March 28, 2008

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How Current Household Geo-Demography Can Help With Site LocationHow Current Household Geo-Demography Can Help With Site Location

In recent years spatial technology has evolved so that anyone with a personal computer and access to the Web can, with only a few mouse clicks, "see" almost any place on earth. That raises expectations when it comes to how current data are - and for retail network planners (the folks figuring out where to open, close and move stores) having the most recent demographic data possible is critical. The Gadberry Group's Larry Martin describes the demand and touches on his company's offerings.


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In this continuing series on Location Intelligence by Oracle, we hear how R.L. Polk and Company develops spatial applications with Oracle MapViewer and Java tools. Oracle provides tools to view business information from your corporate database on maps and perform spatial analysis from your own familiar enterprise application environment. Listen to this podcast and learn how Polk uses Oracle Spatial technology to develop its automotive research applications.

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In this podcast, you will learn how consulting firm Johnston-McLamb is helping enterprise customers in the private and public sector to benefit from Oracle's entire spatial and location technology platform, including Oracle Database, Oracle Spatial and Locator, and Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer.


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