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Load information about a feature

I must mention first of all that I am very new to this area... I am developing a GIS application. I created a simple map using geoserver with openlayers, it is all working through apache tomcat - and ...
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Adding polygon to existing database column

I've built a database with postgreSQL with a few geometry columns. When I add some data to my non-geometry columns, I can see them in QGIS when I connect to my DB using postgis. Now, I want to add ...
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Column exists in DatabaseMetaData, but does not exist in relation?

I am using JDBC to query a PostgreSQL database. And I want to populate a column called wiki_url based on the value of another column, level which will determine which value of 5 columns to concatenate ...
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Database has duplicate values after running pgrouting

I am a newbie with postgresql and sql statements so maybe it is a trivial question, I'm sorry for that. I am working on a postgis database and try to use the pgrouting function. My goal is to store ...
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Creating admin roles with limited access to PostGIS

I'm trying to cram three different organisations into one server. Today they each have their own geoserver instance connected to separate PostGIS databases, which works fine. But now they also need to ...
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Why is the database connection lost on every query?

Every time I started a query the connection with the database is lost. Anyone familiar with this problem? This problem occurs with various query, for instance: CREATE TABLE table SELECT a.*, ...
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How do you protect your PostGIS credentials when using QGIS 1.7?

I'm fairly certain this should be a community wiki, but I don't know how to make it one. So if an admin sees this please change if appropriate. So.....How do you protect your PostGIS database data ...
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GIS-based reporting and maintenance tool

Background Conceptually, I am looking for a tool, or suite of software tools that can be readily integrated to help browse data using a GIS-based map (such as Google Maps). The proposed architecture ...
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Fastest way to remove matched points

Hoping someone can see a faster way of doing this, because at the moment I'm averaging 9 hours per run for what I'm trying to do and well basically getting my behind chewed off by the boss :-) The ...
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Data visualization and maintenance tool

Background Looking to leverage an existing GIS system for exploring organizational data. Architecture The following figure represents a high-level overview of the system's desired features: The ...
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Spatial index vs two coordinates indexes

I have a table with two columns: latitude and longitude. I want to get all objects inside a "rectangular" (well, rectangular in a lat/lon coordinate metric) bounding box: min-max latitude and min-max ...
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Database versus Files for Solo Developer

I'm just getting started in GIS and am interested in using it to create maps of mountain biking trails in my area and nearby. I've been learning QGIS and have made enough progress to generate a decent ...
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Database design: road topology in GIS

Is there a standard or a best practice way to store certain features about roads: Road directionality: One way streets: Roads going in one direction only Center Turning lanes: roads that exist ...
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Casting a Geography type in PostGIS

I have the following table defined, which uses PostGIS geography. CREATE TABLE test_geog ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, boundary GEOGRAPHY(Polygon) ); I added the following test polygon to the ...
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Spatial databases learning resources for newbies

Would be taking up a course on spatial databases next semester. Would anybody know a newbie friendly introductory resource? A vendor neutral one would be preferable. Thanks.
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Getting started with storing LoST and GML searching

I am working on a logging and search database application. The application will receive event records containing XML LoST values (RFC5222 Location-To-Service-Translation). These records will be ...
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What are the Pros and Cons of hstore data type in postgis?

PostgreSQL has a module named hstore that implement the use of key/value pairs (it's something like the OpenStreetMap model, but in a single table). What are the Pros and Cons of hstore regarding GIS ...
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How do I get started with PostGis

I have been reading a lot about it, but I am struggling to find a good beginner's guide. Which tutorials/books do you recommend? My past experience involves python and arcgis. But I have never worked ...