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| From: | Randy Long <rlong(at)msce(dot)com> |
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| To: | "'pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | GIS and postgresql |
| Date: | 2005-12-21 16:24:47 |
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Hi all. This is my first post after being on the mailing list for a while. I
use GIS a lot and have been tinkering with Personal GEODB(ESRI ARCGIS 9.1).
I am taking a class next semster on ESRI's Spatial Database Engine(SDE) on
Windows SQL SERVER and am trying to lear a lot more on Enterprise GEODB. I
have read that POSTGRESQL is prolly the best Open Source DB for Spatial DB.
I looked at the books list on the site, and I can't seem to find any books
or literature on topic of POST and GEODB. I am patiently looking through the
archives and am finding nothing. If anyone could point me in the right
direction, that would be much appreciated.
TIA,
Randy Long
GIS/CAD Technician
Mackay and Somps
1771 Tribute Rd. Ste. E
Sacramento, CA 95815
916-929-6092
| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Randy Long <rlong(at)msce(dot)com> |
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| Subject: | Re: GIS and postgresql |
| Date: | 2005-12-21 16:39:06 |
| Message-ID: | 13927.1135183146@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Randy Long <rlong(at)msce(dot)com> writes:
> I looked at the books list on the site, and I can't seem to find any books
> or literature on topic of POST and GEODB. I am patiently looking through the
> archives and am finding nothing. If anyone could point me in the right
> direction, that would be much appreciated.
The core Postgres community doesn't really know anything about GIS. The
folks you want to contact are the PostGIS people --- see
http://www.postgis.org/ and join their mail lists.
regards, tom lane
| From: | Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> |
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| To: | Randy Long <rlong(at)msce(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "'pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: GIS and postgresql |
| Date: | 2005-12-21 16:40:49 |
| Message-ID: | 20051221164048.GA27841@winnie.fuhr.org |
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On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 08:24:47AM -0800, Randy Long wrote:
> Hi all. This is my first post after being on the mailing list for a while. I
> use GIS a lot and have been tinkering with Personal GEODB(ESRI ARCGIS 9.1).
> I am taking a class next semster on ESRI's Spatial Database Engine(SDE) on
> Windows SQL SERVER and am trying to lear a lot more on Enterprise GEODB. I
> have read that POSTGRESQL is prolly the best Open Source DB for Spatial DB.
> I looked at the books list on the site, and I can't seem to find any books
> or literature on topic of POST and GEODB. I am patiently looking through the
> archives and am finding nothing. If anyone could point me in the right
> direction, that would be much appreciated.
Check out PostGIS, an add-on module for PostgreSQL. I'd recommend
subscribing to their mailing lists if you're going to use it.
http://postgis.refractions.net/
--
Michael Fuhr