Re: The future of built-in geometric data types - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: The future of built-in geometric data types
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Msg-id 14857.1094097125@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to The future of built-in geometric data types  (David Garamond <lists@zara.6.isreserved.com>)
Responses Re: The future of built-in geometric data types  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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David Garamond <lists@zara.6.isreserved.com> writes:
> I'm pretty clueless in regard to the PostGIS situation. Will it be
> integrated with PostgreSQL in the future?

No.  Wrong license.

> What are the benefits of using
> the builtin geometry types (since they don't have R-tree indexes)?

Some of 'em do.  By and large, though, they are more proof-of-concept
than industrial-strength code, IMHO.  PostGIS is certainly a better bet
if it does what you want.

            regards, tom lane

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