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What is the correct syntax for using gdal_rasterize with a PostGIS datasource

I have a multipolygon layer in PostGIS and I would like to use gdal_rasterize to generate a raster. I cannot find the correct syntax to specify PostGIS as the data source. $ gdal_rasterize -a ...
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Where can I find PostGIS error codes?

Using ST_Contains in where clause sometimes gives me error messages like ERROR: GEOSContains: TopologyException: side location conflict at 37.3706 55.7882 For now I can't guarantee validity for ...
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How to save table from PostgreSQL to MapInfo File?

I have two tables: 1 with geometry in WGS 2 with geometry in Local System I tried this: ogr2ogr -f "MapInfo File" output2.tab PG:"host=localhost user=postgres password=123456 dbname=postgis" -sql ...
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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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Select features within a country or bounding box effectively using PostGIS

I imported the planet OSM file into a PostgreSQL 9.2/PostGIS 1.5 server using osm2pgsql. I now want to select certain map features which lie within the bounding box formed by a countries borders, e.g. ...
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Clustering table on geohash index and geohash ordered table

I wonder if there could be a performance gain to re organize the rows in a table by Geohash and then CLUSTER this table on the Geohash index of the geometries. CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmptbl AS SELECT ...
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Installing knn on PostgreSQL for windows

I am trying to install the extension KNN for clustering as an extension on my PostgreSQL database. I have downloaded the file http://www.pgxn.org/tag/analysis I found instructions on how to ...
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assign_vertex_id:problems when creating the node ids

Before using pgrouting, I have to create the node ids. I loaded my polyline layer into PostGIS Manager: I type this in SQL query: select assign_vertex_id('split_4', 800, 'geom', 'gid') But as ...
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Get Multiple Shortest Path using PgRouting in One Query

I am trying to get multiple shortest path using A* Algorithm available in PgRouting. I referred Solution given by UnderDark ( Link of the Stakoverflow Post ) . But it is not giving me proper Output. ...
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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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Pgrouting can't find postgresql (on Mac)

I've installed both postgreSQL 9.0 and postgreSQL 9.1 on my mac, using binaries from http://www.kyngchaos.com. I also have postgis 1.5 installed. I tried to install pgrouting, again using binaries ...
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Projecting PostGIS in Openlayers

I have a layer(base layer) with MultiLineString Geometries and now I need to project the layers(overlays) in the base layer from PostGIS using OpenLayers. However, I got an idea how to project table ...
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Is there a way to start the route on pgrouting from a coordinate that is not a node?

After execute all steps from this pgRouting tutorial, now I have a map that creates and displays routes, but as the routing methods rely on parameters representing vertex Ids that was created using ...
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Postgresql Query Plugins Not Returning Results in QGIS

I'm using the Fishnet function as described here to create a grid. If I use the following SQL to call the function to position a grid where I want it (I'm using NZGD2000 SRID = 2193) the query ...
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How to solve postgreSQL error when using QGIS Cloud plugin?

I created a qgis cloud account and installed the plugin. When I attempted to Upload Data using the plugin, I got the following error: postgreSQL exception: ERROR: "MD5" authentication with pgpool ...
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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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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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QGIS SPIT errors loading shapefile into PostGIS

With QGIS 1.8 on Windows 7, I just installed PostgreSQL / PostGIS and tried to load my first data into it, a shapefile using SPIT, but failed: ERROR: Geometry type (Polygon) does not match column ...
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Creating polygons for a choropleth map using PostGIS

I have a grid of points, each with a value to it as shown in the image below. The data was retrieved from PostGIS and rendered in Quantum GIS. The final result should be a polygons of a choropleth map ...
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I can't connect QGIS with postgresql

I can create a connection to the database in qgis and the test connection is successful. However when I actually connect to the database to export shape files I get the following error: the ...
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New geographical point won't show on map

I did recently ask a question about how to add a new point to a PostGIS table. Now when I've got the new point in the table it should be visible on my map, but it isn't. I'm using Mapnik together ...
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Do I need to deal with warnings about row count and spatial index to use pgRouting?

After read this nice post from underdark A Beginner’s Guide to pgRouting, although I still have some little problems, I think I can begin the "Creating a routable road network" stage right now. I got ...
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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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How can I snap 2 lines in QGIS so the st_distance between them is 0?

Sometimes when I snap the ends of 2 LineStrings together and I check the st_distance between those endpoints I get a value in the order of 1.1E-10 while at the same time when I check for equality of ...
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given sets of vehicle passing on each edge, how to get most used vehicle to avoid transition?

I have two tables: one, the resulting table from converting osm.xml via osm2po so I can use pgRouting, and another one that contains information on what edges each public vehicle passes through ...
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pgrouting shortest path result in wrong order

I am using the Dijkstra shortest path algorithm to plot a route between two points using the latest version of pgrouting in postgresql 9.1 with postGIS 2.0.1. I am able to get a correct result ...
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Convert native box to geometry

I have an old table that contains bounding boxes of lat long coordinates in a "box" type. How do I convert them to PostGIS geometry ? I tried using ...
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How do I find the pgAdmin connection parameters?

I need to create a connection from arcmap to pgadmin using a python module because of an arcpy script, but I am unsure of how to get the pgadmin connection parameters. I think it may be some kind of ...
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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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How to view error feedback in qgis when testing connection to postgres database?

Using qgis 1.8 on Ubuntu 10.04 with Postgres 8.4.13 I am creating a new (and my first) Postgresql connection in qgis. I can connect to the user and the db using the pgsql client. ...
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Qgis Plugin development with postgres data

can someone help me with initial developing on qgis plugin that displays postgres data table on a QTTableView or QTTableWidget? So far: I can connect to database using psycopg2 or using ...
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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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Is this pgRouting perfomance acceptable for my tiny server?

I'm testing pgrouting functions in a tiny server with 2GB of RAM and a dual core processor. I wrote a program that create client process and they connect to the server in a specific hour to perform a ...
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add description to a new polygon and save -> postgres + geoserver + openlayers -> wfs-t insert

actually it is possible to draw a new polygon with openlayers and save it over WFS-T-insert (geoserver wfs-t 1.1.0) in my postgres-db: var save = new OpenLayers.Control.Button({ title: "Save ...
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Geometry contains non-closed polygon: GeoServer output from PostGIS

I have imported a shp file using PostGIS shapefile loader plugin for pgAdmin3. The geometry type of the table created is MultiPolygon. I have cross checked the same using the following query. SELECT ...
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Live KML Feeds - From the Ground Up, How Would You Build It and Why?

I found the "Live KML from PostGIS to Google Earth" post very informative but a bit daunting for someone new to the open source world of products like PostGIS and GeoServer. If I am building the ...
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OSM Database created: now what happens?

I imported an OSM file into a Postgres DB using the Osmosis tool. Now, I need to extract some data but I can't find any schema description (I'm really a newbie in GIS). Where can I find it? Do you ...
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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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How to write a point-in-polygon query for Postgis?

I'm trying to write a query in Postgis which will return all rows where a dynamically changing longitude/latitude point resides within the geometric polygon of that row (in the geom column). This is ...
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Fatal error: Call to undefined function pg_connect() in /var/www

I have seen this error online, I have followed the online instructions. However when i do this and restart wamp it wont load up, it stays amber, as soon as i recomment in the lines and restart wamp ...
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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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Is there any feature limit for Spatial data migration to Postgre SQL9.2…?

I am trying to migrate spatial data to Postgre SQL9.2 using 'Postgis Shapefile & DBF Loader 2.0'....Each time it returns a "Runtime error'. Primary data extension - .shp ; Data type - ...
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Which all columns should I add in postgresql table so that it stores elevation values and displays them in Geoserver?

I am using geoserver and postgresql. I imported raster (.tif) file to postgresql using raster2pgsql. The file thus imported creates a new table in postgresql. But when that file is previewed in ...
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Is QGIS OGR plug-in data provider (based on Postgres) limited to 500 features in layer?

I developed a plug-in based on OGR. It works fine but when I want to add a vector data (using my plug-in) I get 1449 features (with 76 columns) in my layer. Then I select this layer and load it. ...
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How to use for loop to make driving_distance more efficiently?

I use driving_distance function in pgRouting to work with my river network. There are 159 nodes in my river network, and I want to get the distance between all of the nodes. This is my code so far: ...
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Shooting star algorithm in postgres 8.4 and postgis1.4 showing fatal error and remaining are working fine

When I try to run this shooting star algorithm, the postgis suddenly loosing connection to postgres and showing error no connection to server SELECT * FROM shortest_path_shooting_star(' SELECT gid ...
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Can driving_distance return all sets of distance from different starting points at one time?

I'm now using the extension of pgRouting, driving_distance, to search for the distance along the river system: In the figure, the starting point is 3, but I want to get the distance starting from ...
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driving_distance does not return all sets of distance

As title, I am working with pgRouting, trying to get the distance matrix along the river system. I use driving_distance function and it seems like I am getting what I want: But when I check the ...
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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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QGIS cannot view raster loaded to PostGIS through raster2pgsql

I tried to load a raster GeoTIFF image to a PostGIS database using "raster2pgsql" following the OpenGeo Suite Manual. The command I used is: C:\>raster2pgsql -s 4283 -I -C -M "C:\Program ...

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