The first half of the book lets your feet wet and your hands dirty. In the second half we get several samples working to show you how everything comes together. Vector maps (line maps) Vs satellite or aerial imagery Spatial Databases PostgreSQL OGC
Added support for spatial databases see list below for both import and export ESRI ArcSDE requires ESRI license on machine and 32 bit only ESRI File Geodatabase includes raster and grid and all versions of file geodatabses requires ESRI licens
PostGIS is basically an extension of PostgreSQL DBMS that allows it to manage spatial datatypes. It was developed by Refractions Research Inc, a Canadian company, and published under the GNU license. Through the years, PostGIS has been observed to b
Create and manage spatial data with PostGIS Key Features Import and export geographic data from the PostGIS database using the available tools Maintain, optimize, and fine-tune spatial data for long-term viability Utilize the parallel support functi
