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Postgis invalid geometry from shape file

I'm having trouble converting a Feature class (shape file) to a DB table (Postgresql 8.4/Postgis 1.5). This is the command in the pg log: INSERT INTO "public"."distritos" ("Shape" , "DEPARTAMEN" , ...
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How to fix incorrect SRID of the geometry column?

I've been told to use AddGeometryColumn to properly add a column with correct/preferred SRID. however I wonder if it's possible to fix/change the current column instead of adding a new? If there's no ...
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dealing with 2 different coordination systems in postGIS

I'm seeking a function that converts degrees to the following format: POINT(405115.926025391 4543389.4354248) I dont know this format's name, but is there any function to do so? Cheers, EDIT ...
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What is the easiest way to detect geometry type from text in PostGIS?

I have some records with different types of 'geometries (poly,line,points)' stored as string. I'm trying to use ST_GeomFromText as I want to do some intersection with them. What is the easiest way to ...
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Calculating spaces between roads from PostGIS database

Is it possible to calculate the spaces between the roads using a select statement in a PostGIS/PostGre Database? I tried using some combinations of the predefined functions as ST_Intersects & ...
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Get geometry from coordinates

I have a table with geometry column called point, saved in SRID 4326. I want to get the geometry by its coordinates, but something didn't work. I suspect database configuration or something. Here is ...
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Is ST_GeomFromText better than providing direct geometry?

I have been working with postgis recently,and in my query if I use ST_GeomFromText it execute faster than running a sub-query to get geom. I thought ST_GeomFromText will be more expensive but after ...
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Sort by geometry using INHERITS?

hope everyone's doing well. I have a statewide point data set (parent table: 600K rows, 500 columns) I need to analyze at multiple scales based on several different spatial divisions. I'll also need ...