Re: new to postgreSql - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Josh Kupershmidt
Subject Re: new to postgreSql
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Msg-id AANLkTikF1B0sQB5reYS+aqEUoJACzR7XrHV2-x-CO+A9@mail.gmail.com
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In response to new to postgreSql  (gargdevender74 <gargdevender74@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: new to postgreSql  (Basil Bourque <basil.list@me.com>)
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On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:24 AM, gargdevender74
<gargdevender74@gmail.com> wrote:
> i have got java application and i want to pass lat,long and distance in
> metres to geoserver in querystring and want to get near by locations within
> that distance. please guide me what should i do?

I haven't used either of these before, but sounds like a job for
either the earthdistance contrib module:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/earthdistance.html

or for PostGIS.

Josh

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