Version 2.0 of PostGIS brought a heavy set of new extensions for the PostgreSQL object-relational database, adding greater support for spatial objects.
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Working with ambiguous AddGeometryColumn functions
I'm using PostGIS to add geometry columns to tables, but keep receiving the error:
ERROR: function addgeometrycolumn(character varying, character varying, integer, character varying, integer) is not ...
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How can i enable PostGIS Shapefile and DBF Loader 2.0 plugin in PgAdmin III
First post here..
I am in windows and i want to download/enable the plugin "PostGIS Shapefile and DBF Loader 2.0"..
I installed postgis 2.0 using StackBuilder of postgresql installer
Thx in advance
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How to load a raster from in-memory bitmap (not from file) into PostgreSQL
I have a bitmap in memory that I would like to load as a raster to PostgreSQL.
An unfavorable option is saving the bitmap to file and then use raster2pgsql, but as we
have several cameras that ...
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Unable to Add Features to PostGIS Layer in Quantum GIS 2
I am testing out Quantum GIS 1.9-master and I've noticed that I am only able to add features to a PostGIS 2.0 layer if that layer is in a schema with the same name as my login. For example, if my ...
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ST_Touches for more than just one geometry
I'd like to select some neighbor polygons with ST_Touches. Therefore I found the following statement:
SELECT b.name
FROM layera as a
JOIN layera as b
ON ST_Touches((SELECT a.geom FROM layera as a ...
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How to populate the geometry column in a PostGIS table?
After loading a polygon shapefile into PostGIS, the geometry column (geom) is blank for several features. In one case, only a single feature has the geometry calculated and all others are blank.
I'm ...
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Start postgresql+postgis without installation on Windows
I have used Windows7x64 and want start PostgreSQL+POSTGIS without installation process. I copy PostgresSQl\9.1 folder from other laptop to c:\opt. I need create .bat file with enviroment variables and ...
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Trigger to fill attributes (data, client ip) in table for each new objects, PostGIS
In PostgreSQL/PostGIS database stores shapefiles. Client users software - QGIS. Please help me write PostgreSQL/PostGIS trigger, which for each newly added/updated feature in layer added 'time create' ...
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PostGIS, distance between two users
I have a simple table (location_test) with three column (name, geom , jid). geom is a geometry column with SRID 27700. I set the user's geometry position with:
UPDATE location_test SET geom = ...
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How to speed up query through view in postgis?
I want to set up a postgis database that have some base tables, then the users interact with them through views (which restrict their viewable and acessible regions).
The server runs PostgreSQL 9.2 ...
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How do I convert MultiLines to MultiPolygons using Postgis
In postgis I'm using the following query to buffer lines to polygons:
UPDATE rivers
SET poly = ST_Multi(ST_Buffer(lines, 0.01))
where id = 1;
The column 'lines' is a MultiLine and the column ...
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Joining layers with respective elements with PostGIS Topology
Recently I have started using PostGIS topology extension, but I have some difficulties in understanding how the structure works:
One of the key points is the use of "layer"s: as of what I understand, ...
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How to connect Postgis database with/in Remote Servers…?
I am preparing a 'Web based map' application using 'Geoserver-Openlayers-Postgis'...
Now,
I am trying to connect my Postgis database(located at 10.50.110.11 location) with the following command from ...
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error in loading raster tiles on postgreSQL
I am trying to import raster data from PostGIS to GeoServer.
I follow the instructions given on this link.
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Snapping start- and end nodes of lines to other lines in PostGIS
There are plenty examples that show how to snap lines to points, but I haven't been able to find any (fast!) way of snapping the start- and end nodes of line strings to nodes of other lines.
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Emergency Services: How to optimize routing by measured travel time?
I would like to optimize the service areas / catchment areas for an emergency service. Therefore, I have several measurement points on the streetmap, where people have stopped the travel time from ...
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How to install PostGis on EC2 micro-instance
I tried to install PostGIS on my Amazon EC2 microinstance using sudo yum install postgis2 and got following error message:
$ sudo yum install postgis2
Loaded plugins: ...
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Calculating points in the USDA's Cropland Data Layer coordinate system
I need to integrate against the USDA's cropland data layer. They've got a demo and some API docs.
The important query I need to run is this, given an (x, y) of say (1551459.363, 1909201.537):
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Getting a “java.lang.OutOfMemoryError” error while importing raster files from PostGIS to Geoserver
I am trying to import raster data from PostGIS to GeoServer.
I follow the instructions given on this link.
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operator does not exist: geometry <#> geometry
I'm running PostGIS 2.0 for PostGreSQL 9.2, and I have a customer who wants to know how close a provided geometry is to the nearest feature in a table. So I'm playing around with the "<->" and ...
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Are there strategies for dealing with TopologyException errors in PostGIS 2?
Are there strategies for dealing with TopologyException errors in PostGIS 2? Nearly every function I run against two geometries results in a TopologyException (e.g. ST_Intersection, ST_SymDifference).
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Postgis 2: Polygon/MultiPolygon in a single column
Storing MultiPolygon and Polygon features in a single column used to be as simple as not creating or removing the geometry type check constraint.
Is there a similar simple fix in PostGIS 2?
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ImageMosaic-JDBC Error
I'm trying to get postgis raster layers in geoserver-2.3.1, with postgresql-8.4, postgis-2.0 and gt-imagemosaic-jdbc-9.1.jar support. I'm going through the tutorial with a PNG raster that i have. In ...
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How can I check if a multipolygon can be represented as a simple polygon?
I have a large (30m+ records) spatial data set I have imported into a PostGIS database. I did not expect to find multipolygons in the data set, but it does have a few of them. I'd like to take a ...
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not able to import raster data through raster2pgsql [closed]
I'm new to postgis and I'm not able to get through raster2pgsql. The problem is:
I want to import a raster (.tif) file using raster2pgsql. But after running the command:
raster2pgsql -s 4326 -I -C ...
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PostGIS: Convert meters to arbitrary spatial reference units?
I'm writing a query that needs to be able to work with data of any SRID. The basic problem is very simple - I get two pieces of information:
A point (SRID = 900913)
A distance (unit = meters)
I ...
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How can I make a Postgres/PostGIS ST_Distance_sphere query more efficient?
Within Postgres/PostGIS I have written an SQL query to get the closest distance for each element within a point coordinate table from a polyline table. The query comes back and works correctly, but ...
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tinyows failing to connect to postgresql - Ident authentication failed for user “postgres”
I'm getting the above error on a new and local tinyows installation on Centos 6. Postgresql 9.2, PostGIS 2.0.
I can connect to PostGreSQL locally and from my LAN using several other methods (psql, ...
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Cannot find my schemas in QGIS's “Add PostGIS layers”
When I connect to my PostGIS database using QGIS's Add PostGIS Layers, I see only
public
topology
pg_catalog
information_schema
My other schemas that I have created are not shown here. Anyone else ...
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How to split line layer at polygons' boundary of a polygon layer?
I have a line layer and a polygon layer in PostgreSQL 9.2, PostGIS 2.0. How can I split every line each time it crosses a polygon's boundary?
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How to update SRID in PostGIS database
I am facing a problem when I am trying to execute few queries in PostGIS. It returns the following messages.
ERROR: GetProj4StringSPI: Cannot find SRID (4326) in spatial_ref_sys
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Unable to connect Postgis from QGIS 1.8.0
I have installed PostgreSQL and PostGIS on my laptop (Win 7 64 bit OS). I am running QGIS 1.8.0 on my machine .
When I am trying to connect Postgis I am getting connection failed error then I tried ...
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PostGIS: Merge multiple table with same GID
I just imported some shapefiles with the PostGIS importer. Because several errors and issues I had to split my shapefile in multiple parts. Then I imported them one by one. I thought I can easily ...
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How to draw line in leaflet using postGIS road data
I have few points from server and I want to draw a line with this point on road. But the leaflet drawing point to point line as shown in picture in orange color. But I want to draw the line ...
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How a PHP script can perform point, line and polygon operation on Geoserver and PostGIS (+wkt) [duplicate]
I want to show my shape file and LULC map (vector and raster data) on internet explorer (locally). How should I configure PHP and Geoserver so that I can show data on localhost on an IE or browser? It ...
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How to show PostGIS distance in Meter
I have calculate distance from one point to a linestring. I have used the following query
WITH data AS (
SELECT geom::geometry AS road_network from linestring)
SELECT ...
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PostGIS ST_Contains question
Here's a quick summary about what I'm trying to do: Let's say I got two layers. One (A) with 10 polygons and one that is more granular with 100 polygons (B). Just to check if the behavior of PostGIS ...
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How to find lat/lon values for every pixel in a GeoTIFF file?
I want to a store GeoTIFF file pixel by pixel in the database. I need to store pixel values along with the lat/lon of that pixel on the GeoTIFF image. Is it possible to do that?
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Can POSTGIS 2.0 be install with POSTGRES 9.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 OS at the moment?
This question is more about environment set up.
At the current moment, March 4th 2013, can POSTGIS2.0 be install with POSTGRES 9.2?
I check their website out and to my understanding it is not ...
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How to import ECW into my postgis database with raster2pgsql (windows)
I'm working on windows 7 64 bits, postgis 2.01. I have to import ECW files into my postgis database. Unfortunatly, my postgis seems to has been compiled without gdal ecw support.When i do a ...
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Naming conventions PostGIS Database
We are starting to build up a database with PostGIS. The database is supposed to be for a team of about 5-8 researches who work frequently with geodata and statistics.
Has anybody experience with ...
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How to import 3D geometries from DXF, VRML or X3D into PostGIS 2
we plan to develop a webbased 3D GIS using PostGIS 2 and GeoServer with a W3DS. The architecture works fine, but i have problems to import 3D geometries into PostGIS. The geometries come from AutoCAD ...
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How to properly use PostGIS with Maps
First time using PostGIS in an app.
Target:
- Get Heat Map of customers from address table using leaflet.js and heatmap.js
Have DB called store_dev.
Installed OSM Bright from Mapbox in it.
Have a ...
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PostGIS 2.0 st_geomfromgml using LineString fails with invalid GML representation
I am attempting to insert a geometry into a table using the st_geomfromgml function.
The GML is being sourced from a Geoserver WFS request.
The function call looks like this
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ST_intersects and shortest_path to optimize routing in respect to (de-)acceleration
Is there a way to consider a more complex cost field in the PG_Routing algorithm?
I am currently trying to get more realistic routing costs. I have a map based on the German ATKIS standard with road ...
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Weird behaviour of ST_Project with PostGIS2
somehow I can't understand the results of ST_Project, but maybe this problem is just me being stupid (again):
Note:
I use geography-type here, but the results are the same for geometry.
I use a ...
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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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Dynamically load and display shapefiles from PostGIS 2.0 into Mapguide using .NET
I have a C# mechanism for Loading shapefiles into PostreSQL/PostGIS now I would like to dynamically load it on Mapguide fusion template.In either C# or VB.NET code behind.
Use case is:
1.use uploads ...
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problems setting up postgis and importing data
Using Postgres 9.2.3.1 on a new Mac. I installed Postgres from the dmg file that I downloaded from the Postgres site. I then installed PostGIS using stackbuilder. This all worked flawlessly so far ...
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Renaming Columns in Geotools FeatureType
I am attempting to build a simple java program that loads shapefiles into a Postgis 2.0 database. Everything is working out great except that I would like to be able to modify the FeatureType in the ...
