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Re: [GENERAL] What is the purpose of PostGIS on PostgreSQL? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Gavin Flower
Subject Re: [GENERAL] What is the purpose of PostGIS on PostgreSQL?
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Msg-id 026afc99-5b4e-e363-a013-bf05fab90a18@archidevsys.co.nz
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] What is the purpose of PostGIS on PostgreSQL?  (Andy Colson <andy@squeakycode.net>)
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On 25/01/17 14:12, Andy Colson wrote:
> On 01/23/2017 11:08 AM, Kased, Razy (Chemistry and Geosciences) wrote:
>> I recently came across this question: "What is the purpose of PostGIS
>> on PostgreSQL?" <http://gis.stackexchange.com/q/223487/35779> and
>> wanted to know what this mailing list had to respond with.
>>
>>
>> ​Thanks,
>>
>>
>
> PostGIS is to shapefile
> as PostgreSQL is to csv
>
> -Andy
>
>
What is 'shapefile'?

I don't recall ever coming across that term!


Cheers,
Gavin

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