PostGIS
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PostGIS is an open-source spatial database extender that adds robust geographic object support and spatial querying capabilities to PostgreSQL.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PostgreSQL extension
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geospatial software → open-source software → spatial database extender → |
| compatibleWith |
GDAL
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GeoServer → MapServer → QGIS → |
| developedFor |
PostgreSQL
NERFINISHED
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| enables |
area calculations
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buffer operations → coordinate transformations → distance calculations → overlay operations → spatial indexing → spatial queries in SQL → |
| hasComponent |
postgis extension module
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raster extension → sfcgal extension → topology extension → |
| implements |
ISO SQL/MM Spatial standard (partially)
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OGC standards → OpenGIS Simple Features for SQL specification → |
| license |
GNU General Public License
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| partOf |
PostgreSQL ecosystem
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| repository |
https://github.com/postgis/postgis
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| supports |
geographic objects
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geography data type → geometry data type → raster data type → topology data model → |
| supportsFormat |
GML
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GeoJSON → KML → WKB → WKT → |
| supportsOperation |
ST_Area
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ST_Buffer → ST_Contains → ST_Distance → ST_Intersects → ST_Length → ST_Transform → ST_Union → ST_Within → |
| usesIndexType |
BRIN
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GiST → SP-GiST → |
| website |
https://postgis.net
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| writtenIn |
C
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
PostgreSQL
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supportsExtension |
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Geographic Information Systems
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typicalSoftware |