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Is there a way to identify and remove similar GPS tracks in PostGIS or ArcGIS?

I have a large number of GPS tracks from a number of different users. I'd like to identify tracks that take the same route and remove those duplicates. For example, a user takes the same streets from ...
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Storing GPS tracks with timestamps in PostGIS

I need to store a series of GPS points with timestamps in the database (traces of various vehicles). I am wondering which of two approaches to choose for storing them in the PostGIS table: 1.) Each ...
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Creation of 3d terrain from real data [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: 3d terrain from data in postgres I am pretty new to spatial database and 3D data. I have a project where i have to create a 3d terrain from data being taken by me by a ...
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How to connect particular sets of points with (poly)lines?

I think my problem is quite easy to be solved by the most postgis-users, but i am a bloody beginner: i have a timestamped point-table representing GPS-tracked places of different cars. To distinguish ...
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PostGIS convert geography(Point,4326) to GPS

I got a database with a column of type geography(Point,4326), the data contained looks like 0101000020E610000092E057F66EF73140930035B56CBD4840. How can I convert it to GPS coordinates?
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Using OpenLayers (with OpenStreetMaps) and PostGis for rendering data acquired from GPS tracking device?

I'm researching and planing to acquire data from GPS device and store them in postGIS database, then use geodjango to process/work them out and finally chart them on a map with OpenLayers. Will these ...
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PLT track in PostGIS

What are the best practices for importing and aggregating tracks (in my case in 'plt' format) in a PostGIS table, grouped by user. Are there any tools/db models/tutorials available?