1.22 Performance and Tuning Information

Many factors can affect the performance of Oracle Spatial applications, such as the use of optimizer hints to influence the plan for query execution.

This guide contains some information about performance and tuning where it is relevant to a particular topic. For example, R-Tree Quality discusses R-tree quality and its possible effect on query performance, and Spatial Operators_ Procedures_ and Functions explains why spatial operators provide better performance than procedures and functions.

In addition, more spatial performance and tuning information is available in one or more white papers through the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). That information is often more detailed than what is in this guide, and it is periodically updated as a result of internal testing and consultations with Spatial users. To find that information on the OTN, go to

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/spatialandgraph/

Look for material relevant to spatial performance and tuning.