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pgRouting:how to use reverse_cost?

I add a new column, naming it "reverse_cost", and give it the same data in the shape_leng column. But as I run the shortest path algorithm in pgadmin, I got an error message. here's my sql code ...
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How to create a new column to store the length of a linestring in postgis?

I am working with pgRouting, following this nice guide:A Beginner’s Guide to pgRouting I am now in this step:Calculating shortest routes, with these codes below SELECT * FROM shortest_path(' SELECT ...
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Function for Selecting Points in a Polygon

I've been banging on this for a few hours, but since I'm relatively new to PostgreSQL and PostGIS, I can't find the solution. I'm trying to create a stored procedure (function) which will return all ...
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generate height data from DTED maps

I have 16 DTED maps of (1 degree x 1 degree). I have to generate combined height matrix of maximum 4 (1 degree x 1 degree) DTED maps in my C++ application. Can someone suggest to me which open source ...
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ST_Covers: Geography Implementation is not working, Geometry Implementation taking too long

I have a query: (This query uses geographical implementation of ST_Covers function) SELECT ST_Covers(ST_GeoGraphyFromText('MULTIPOLYGON(((179 -89,179 89,-179 89,-179 -89,179 ...
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raster2pgsql part of PostGIS?

Hi GIS Stackoverflow people, I wanted to use the PostGIS functionality [raster2pgsql][1], but I had to discover that the Python function was not installed with my PostGIS installation. Do you know ...
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How to relate Non-Spatial table to Spatial table in two different Postgis DBs?

I need to relate a Non-spatial table to Spatial table, but both are in different database. Spatial_table(dbname:dist) gid district_name district_code geom Non_Spatial(dbname:census) ID ...
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How can I properly add PostGIS data into MapGuide Maestro?

I am having trouble connecting a PostGIS database to MapGuide Maestro. Actually, I have added the PostGIS data into Maestro, but when I click to validate the layer it shows an error message: ...
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Self-intersecting polygon using extreme values

I have this polygon POLYGON((1.2E-15 1.1E-15,1.31E-15 1.21E-15,-180 -90,180 90,1.2E-15 1.1E-15)) It uses an extreme coordinates like (1.2E-15 1.1E-15) and (180 90) When I call ST_isValidReason, ...
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Invoke PostGIS functions outside of the database? Need to force 3D in GeoDjango

I'm looking to ensure that all geometries saved to the database are three-dimensional. It's easy enough to do with a call to the database, select ST_Force_3D( ST_GeomFromText( blah blah ) ) ...but ...
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Can't import OSM data to PostGIS, permission denied

I use Postgres 9.1 on Xubuntu 11.10. I've created a db 'aus' and user 'aus', granted ALL on the db to the user. Now I try to import the data, and it outputs this error: $ osm2pgsql --create ...
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PostGIS ST_Buffer Radius Help

I am trying to find all points within a five-mile radius of a given point. I have a query like this: SELECT * FROM table WHERE ST_Contains(ST_Buffer(geomFromText('POINT(0 0)', 4326), ?), latlon) I ...
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Creating a spatial PostGIS table as a result of a PostGIS query

When I want to store the results of a spatial query as another PostGIS table, what should I do? I am interested in identifying all residential buildings that fall within a set of parcels: CREATE ...
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Inserting polygon centroids into an additional column in PostGIS

I'm trying to calculate the x and y centroids for a table using ST_Centroid. The documentation says that it returns the geometric center of a geometry. I first made a column X: ALTER TABLE ...
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Geodjango distance between two points appears incorrect

I want to show you something. I am using django+postgis and I am experiencing wrong distance values between two points. This is my model: class Location(models.Model): name = ...
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Does PostGIS not work with psql?

I have a sql script that creates several tables, a trigger, and a trigger function. All the commands work in pgAdmin when I execute them in the "Query" section. My goal is to put all these commands ...
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How to create a circle in PostGIS?

I'm using PostGIS 1.5.2, with geometries in SRID:900913. I need create a circles using a list of points as centre, with a radius of 600 kilometers. I'm using this query: INSERT INTO circles (geom) ( ...
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How to measure length of line accurately?

In postgis 1.5 for the below given query the answer is 1540651.62674101 meters , SELECT ST_Length(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(77.83042478941326 9.98463896136159,78.03469506809812 23.90398909552571 ...
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Splitting polylines using regions with PostGIS

I was wondering if it is possible to split a polyline on polygon boundaries (regions) in PostGIS, the picture below is of what we have at the moment and showing where I need the polylines split: ...