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PostGIS Geospatial Databases

This cluster centers on discussions recommending PostGIS and PostgreSQL for geospatial data storage and queries, with comparisons to alternatives like SQLite and DuckDB, and questions about spatial support in various tools.

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rpedela • May 10, 2016 • View on HN

Why not use PostGIS for geo-spatial data?

allan_s • Apr 11, 2023 • View on HN

For geospatial you actually have postgis extension which is a battle tested solution

davidw • May 19, 2009 • View on HN

IIRC, Postgres has fairly advanced GIS support...

billfruit • Jan 18, 2023 • View on HN

Does it use postgres or other databse and store the spatial data in-db?

college_physics • Dec 1, 2022 • View on HN

a comparison with postgis (pros and cons, most appropriate use cases etc) would be quite informative

jbverschoor • Jan 17, 2022 • View on HN

Postgis and many other libraries exist. They are widely used.

wooster • Apr 14, 2009 • View on HN

Yup, PostGIS. Also using GeoDjango.

executive • Feb 14, 2017 • View on HN

Does it support spatial objects / can it replace PostGIS?

insert_nick • Jan 30, 2025 • View on HN

Any chance it’s going to support PostGIS, with a map to show geometry data?

andrewljohnson • Apr 14, 2009 • View on HN

Are you using a geospatial database?