1.2 Spatial Studio Terminology

This section introduces the key concepts and domain objects of Oracle Spatial Studio.

• Connection: Connections are user-created; they provide details so that the Spatial Studio can load user data from an external data source, typically a specific database schema.
• Dataset: A dataset is the basic organizational unit of a user’s data.
• Project: A project is where data visualization and analysis occur. It represents a “workspace” that can be saved and reopened.
• Published Project: A published project is a snapshot of the visualizations and analyses that a user has created in a project. It provides an easy way of sharing what users have created within their organization.
• Analysis: An analysis is typically one or more (spatial) operations performed on one or more datasets. The operation types and their parameters for an analysis are all stored as part of a project. The result of any analysis can be visualized, just like any other dataset.
• Metadata schema (repository): The metadata schema for Spatial Studio is an Oracle Database that contains the repository where all Spatial Studio metadata is centrally managed.
• User: Spatial Studio’s end users, which are typically business analysts and administrative users. These users are NOT database schema owners; rather they are application users, whose information is typically stored in an LDAP-like directory and whose authentication is carried out by WebLogic Server.
• Public Dataset: A public dataset is one with a GeoJSON endpoint that can be accessed without having to log onto the Spatial Studio first. A public dataset is always visible to all the Spatial Studio users and can be used in their projects.
• Public Published Project (PPP): A public published project is a published project where all the datasets involved are public datasets, and the published project itself is also made public. You can embed the visualizations of a public published project in other web applications, or can be viewed standalone in a web browser, without having to log onto Spatial Studio server first.