Re: simple coordinate system - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robin Ericsson
Subject Re: simple coordinate system
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Msg-id c014a9590703151058i6bfdbf85kfd935ead82a8c714@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: simple coordinate system  ("Webb Sprague" <webb.sprague@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: simple coordinate system  ("Webb Sprague" <webb.sprague@gmail.com>)
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On 3/15/07, Webb Sprague <webb.sprague@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... planning a simple coordinate system, where objects are described
> > as x, y and z. Are there any contribs or extensions available that can
> > help me with datatypes, calculation of length between two points, etc?
>
> google postgis.  It is for geographic stuff, so maybe overkill, but
> maybe not.  There are are also geometry types native to Postgres that
> you can find in the docs

I was thinking about PostGIS, but it seemed overkill for my purpose.
Therefore I asked in the first place :)

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        regards,
        Robin

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