1.1. System requirements

1.1.1. 3D City Database

Setting up an instance of the 3D City Database requires a running installation of an Oracle or PostgreSQL database server.

Oracle

Supported version are Oracle 10g R2 or higher. The 3D City Database requires spatial data support provided either through the Oracle Spatial or Locator extension. It is highly recommended to install available patches to avoid unexpected errors and to benefit from the latest functionality. For Oracle 10g R2, at least patch set 10.2.0.4.0 is required for using the KML/COLLADA/glTF export capabilities.

PostgreSQL

Supported versions are PostgreSQL 9.3 or higher with the PostGIS extension 2.0 or higher. Please also make sure to always install the latest patches and updates.

The SQL scripts to create the database schema are written to be executed by the default command-line-based client interface of the DBMS – which is SQL*Plus for Oracle and psql for PostgreSQL. The scripts include meta commands specific to these clients and would not work properly when using a different client software. So please make sure SQL*Plus or psql is installed on the machine from where you want to setup the 3D City Database.

1.1.2. Importer/Exporter Tool

The Importer/Exporter tool can run on any platform providing support for Java 8 (or higher). It has been successfully tested on (but is not limited to) the following operating systems:

  • Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10;
  • Apple Mac OS X and macOS;
  • Ubuntu Linux 9 to 18.

Prior to the setup of the Importer/Exporter tool, the Java 8 Runtime Environment (or higher) must be installed on your system. The installation package can be obtained from http://www.java.com/en/download. Follow the installation instructions for your operating system.

The Importer/Exporter is shipped with a universal installer that will guide you through the steps of the setup process. A full installation of the Importer/Exporter including documentation and example CityGML files requires approx. 505 MB of hard disk space. Installing only the mandatory application files will use approx. 350 MB of hard disk space. Installation packages can be selected during the setup process.

The Importer/Exporter runs with 1 GB of main memory per default. This setting should be reasonable on most platforms and for most import/export procedures. If required, you can manually adapt the main memory limits in the starter script of the program. Please refer to Section 3.1 for more details.