B SEM_MATCH Support for Spatial Queries

This appendix provides reference information for SPARQL extension functions for performing spatial queries in SEM_MATCH.

To use these functions, you must understand the concepts explained in Spatial Support.

Note:

Throughout this appendix geomLiteral is used as a placeholder for orageo:WKTLiteral, ogc:wktLiteral, ogc:gmlLiteral, ogc:geoJSONLiteral, and ogc:kmlLiteral, which can be used interchangeably, in format representations and parameter descriptions. (However, orageo:WKTLiteral or ogc:wktLiteral is used in actual examples.)

This appendix includes the GeoSPARQL and Oracle-specific functions, which are explained in the following sections: