SpatiaLite is just a small sized SQLite extension. Once you have installed SpatiaLite (a very simple and elementary task), the SQLite DBMS is enable to load, store and manipulate Spatial Data (aka GeographicData, GIS Data, Cartographic Data, GeoSpatial Data, Geometry Data and alike). SpatiaLite implements spatial extensions following the specification of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). WWW: http://www.gaia-gis.it/spatialite-2.0/index.html