Preface

Oracle Spatial Topology and Network Data Model Developer's Guide provides usage and reference information about the Topology Data Model and Network Data Model features of Oracle Spatial.

Audience

This guide is intended for those who need to work with data about nodes, edges, and faces in a topology or nodes, links, and paths in a network.

You are assumed to be familiar with the main spatial concepts, data types, and operations, as documented in Oracle Spatial Developer's Guide.

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