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Answer added to:3 Where can I find the Land Cover data with 10m resolution for Illinois (USA) or finer than that?Sagar, I"m not aware of a higher resolution land cover data set, unless Illinois has done such mapping for the state. You might also inquire with a G... [more]
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Question:Open Importance of NoSQL for spatial databasesSpatial databases and query language performance
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Question:Open Geocoding Canadian postal codes spanning over multiple years and the PCCFAny researchers out there geocoding Canadian postal codes that span a decade using the StatCan PCCF? I'm trying to figure out the PCode Birth and Ret... [more]
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Answer added to:7 Spatial Databases can be included over mobile platform?And my work has been on a spatial platform oriented toward navigation on mobile phones. Currently it is not available externally, but perhaps it will... [more]
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Answer added to:2 I would like to know good free satellite image data site for downloadUsgs.com ; landsat.com
About spatial database
A spatial database is a database that is optimized to store and query data that is related to objects in space, including points, lines and polygons. While typical databases can understand various numeric and character types of data, additional functionality needs to be added for databases to process spatial data types. These are typically called geometry or feature.
