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PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL
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object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables"
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the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial
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database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI's SDE
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or Oracle's Spatial extension.
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PostGIS follows the OpenGIS "Simple Features Specification for SQL" and
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will be submitted for conformance testing at version 1.0.
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PostGIS has been developed by Refractions Research Inc as a research project
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in open source spatial database technology. PostGIS is released under the
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GNU General Public License. We intend to continue development as time and
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resources permit. Our list of future projects includes enhanced technology
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for data loading and dumping, user interface tools for direct data access
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and manipulation, and support for advanced topologies at the server side,
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such as coverages, networks, and surfaces.
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WWW: http://postgis.refractions.net/
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