Oracle XE and GIS: An Interview with Dennis Wuthrich of Farallon
This Q&A with Dennis Wuthrich, CEO of Farallon Geographics asks some very relevant questions on Oracle XE and how Farallon is using it to build fast and extensible client solutions:
- What is Oracle XE?
- What project/client/need prompted you to use Oracle XE?
- Do you use the spatial capabilities of Oracle XE? How?
- Is Oracle XE the only geospatial database you use?
- What are the key benefits of using XE in a geospatial application from a developer perspective?
- What are its benefits for an end user?
- What are Oracle XE’s “competitors” in the geospatial arena? Open source? Other proprietary ones?
- What types of roles does XE play in an implementation? Is it on each desktop? Act as an enterprise server?
- What enhancements would you offer to Oracle to add to the XE version, specifically for geospatial users?
