PostGIS in action
Regina O. Obe
Bok · Engelsk · 2015
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| Omfang | xxx, 570 pages : : illustrations ;
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| Utgave | Second edition.
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| Opplysninger | Includes index.. - Previous edition: 2011.. - What is a spatial database? -- Spatial data types -- Spatial reference system considerations -- Working with real data -- Using PostGIS on the desktop -- Geometry and geography functions -- Raster functions -- PostGIS TIGER geocoder -- Geometry relationships -- Proximity analysis -- Geometry and geography processing -- Raster processing -- Building and using topologies -- Organizing spatial data -- Query performance tuning -- Extending PostGIS with pgRouting and procedural languages -- Using PostGIS in web applications.. - "PostGIS in Action, Second Edition teaches you to solve real-world goedata problems. It first gives you a background in vector-, raster-, and topology-based GIS and then quickly moves into analyzing, viewing, and mapping data. You'll learn how to optimize queries for maximum speed, simplify geometrics for greater efficiency, and create custom functions for your own applications. You'll also learn how to apply your existing GIS knowledge to PostGIS and integrate with other GIS tools. What's Inside: An introduction to spatial databases -- geometry, geography, raster, and topology spatial types, functions, and queries -- Applying PostGIS to real-world problems -- Extending PostGIS to web and desktop applications -- Updated for PostGIS 2.x and PostgreSQL 9.x"--Back cover.
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| ISBN | 1617291390 (pbk.). - 9781617291395 (pbk.)
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