PostGIS in Action, 2nd Edition

Regina O. Obe; Leo S. Hsu

ISBN 10: 1617291390 / ISBN 13: 9781617291395

Published by Manning, 2015

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Synopsis:

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

PostGIS is an open source spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. It equals or surpasses proprietary alternatives, allowing the creations of location-aware queries with just a few lines of SQL code, and provides a back-end for mapping, raster analysis, and routing applications with minimal effort.

 

 

PostGIS in Action, Second Edition teaches readers of all levels to write spatial queries that solve real-world problems. After covering the background in vector, raster and topology based GIS, it quickly moves into analyzing, viewing, and mapping data. The book shows how to optimize queries for maximum speed, simplify geometries for greater efficiency, analyze rasters, vectorize rasters, better manage data utilizing topologies, and create custom functions for applications. It covers PostGIS 2.0 and 2.1 series, PostgreSQL 9.1- 9.3 features and shows how to integrate with other GIS tools.

 

 

 

 

RETAIL SELLING POINTS

 

 

Comprehensive coverage of PostGIS

 

Applies PostGIS to real-world problems

 

 

Significant updates to the first edition

 

 

 

 

AUDIENCE

Familiarity with relational database concepts is helpful but not required. This book is for programmers, GIS and DB practitioners, scientists, researchers, educators, and engineers.

 

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

 

PostGIS (pronounced post-jis) is a spatial database extender for the PostgreSQL open source relational database management system. It’s the most powerful open source spatial database engine. It also adds to PostgreSQL several spatial data types and over 300 functions for working with these spatial types.

 

About the Author:

AUTHOR BIO

Regina Obe and Leo Hsu are database consultants. They are co-authors of the O'Reilly book, PostgreSQL: Up and Running. Regina is a member of the PostGIS core development team and the Project Steering Committee. They are hosts of BostonGIS.com and PostgresOnLine.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: PostGIS in Action, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Manning
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good
Edition: 2nd Edition