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Postgis 1.5.1 Manual

This document is the manual for PostGIS 1.5.1. It includes sections on the introduction, installation, frequently asked questions, and using PostGIS for data management and queries. The introduction provides information on the project steering committee, contributors, and where to find more information. The installation section details requirements and provides guidance on getting the source code, configuring, building, testing, and installing PostGIS. It also covers creating spatially-enabled databases and upgrading PostGIS.

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Postgis 1.5.1 Manual

This document is the manual for PostGIS 1.5.1. It includes sections on the introduction, installation, frequently asked questions, and using PostGIS for data management and queries. The introduction provides information on the project steering committee, contributors, and where to find more information. The installation section details requirements and provides guidance on getting the source code, configuring, building, testing, and installing PostGIS. It also covers creating spatially-enabled databases and upgrading PostGIS.

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PostGIS 1.5.

1 Manual
i

PostGIS 1.5.1 Manual

PostGIS 1.5.1 Manual


ii

Contents

Introduction

1.1

Project Steering Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2

Contributors Past and Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.3

More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installation

2.1

Short Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.2

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.3

Getting the Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4.1

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4.2

Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4.3

Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4.4

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.5

Create a spatially-enabled database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.6

Create a spatially-enabled database from a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.7

Upgrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.7.1

Soft upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.7.2

Hard upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.8

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.9

JDBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.10 Loader/Dumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3

Frequently Asked Questions

11

Using PostGIS: Data Management and Queries

14

4.1

4.2

GIS Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1.1

OpenGIS WKB and WKT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.1.2

PostGIS EWKB, EWKT and Canonical Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.1.3

SQL-MM Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PostGIS Geography Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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