Thread: Re: [postgis-devel] FW: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL for GPS Data
Re: [postgis-devel] FW: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL for GPS Data
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FYI Paul Ramsey wrote a bit about this on his blog recently. http://blog.cleverelephant.ca/2009/04/openstreetmap-moves-to-postgresql.html Thanks, Regina -----Original Message----- From: Paragon Corporation [mailto:lr@pcorp.us] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:41 AM To: 'PostgreSQL Advocacy' Subject: FW: [postgis-devel] FW: [pgsql-advocacy] [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL for GPS Data I submitted this to PostGIS/Dev newsgroup as well. I guess more to come. I'll forward as more information comes. Thanks, Regina -----Original Message----- From: SteveC [mailto:steve@asklater.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:16 AM To: Paul Ramsey Cc: Paragon Corporation; Matt Amos; Tom Hughes Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] FW: [pgsql-advocacy] [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL for GPS Data Hi yes you guys can rejoice. Matt or Tom can summarise reasoning. On 21 Apr 2009, at 17:24, Paul Ramsey wrote: > Regina, > > This could be apocryphal. I understood Schuyler was making the case > for PgSQL to the OSM folks, but not that any decision had been made. > They just upgraded their physical infrastructure recently, but I > wasn't aware that they changed their DB at that time. > > Steve? What's the word from OSM? > > Paul > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Paragon Corporation <lr@pcorp.us> > wrote: >> Thought someone here may be able to answer this. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org >> [mailto:pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of David >> Fetter >> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:09 PM >> To: Peter Childs >> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org; PostgreSQL Advocacy >> Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL for >> GPS Data >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 08:15:00PM +0100, Peter Childs wrote: >>> Hmm Interestingly OSM have just switched from MySQL to PostgreSQL. >> >> Can we get somebody from OSM to talk about this on the record? >> >> Cheers, >> David. >> -- >> David Fetter <david@fetter.org> http://fetter.org/ >> Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter >> Skype: davidfetter XMPP: david.fetter@gmail.com >> >> Remember to vote! >> Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate >> >> -- >> Sent via pgsql-advocacy mailing list (pgsql- >> advocacy@postgresql.org) To make >> changes to your subscription: >> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-advocacy >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> postgis-devel mailing list >> postgis-devel@postgis.refractions.net >> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-devel >> > Best Steve