[GENERAL] Suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode data
I am looking for suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode information. My application currently stores 2 columns (lat, long) as numeric and I have a btree index on them. This works fine for the current set of data, but as it expands I know it will become an issue. I am looking at changing the index to an rtree, but I did not know if it is better to create a point column or if I could use the existing lat/long columns. The query will always be to select points inside a box. Thanks in advance, Woody iGLASS Networks 211-A S. Salem St Apex NC 27502 (919) 387-3550 x813 www.iglass.net ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
Re: [GENERAL] Suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode data
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 12:55:46PM -0500, George Woodring wrote: I am looking for suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode information. Consider using PostGIS: http://www.postgis.org/ -- Michael Fuhr ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
Re: [GENERAL] Suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode data
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 12:55:46 -0500, George Woodring [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for suggestions on storing and retrieving geocode information. My application currently stores 2 columns (lat, long) as numeric and I have a btree index on them. This works fine for the current set of data, but as it expands I know it will become an issue. I am looking at changing the index to an rtree, but I did not know if it is better to create a point column or if I could use the existing lat/long columns. The query will always be to select points inside a box. If you don't want to use PostGIS, you could also use contrib/earthdistance. The 'earth' domain uses the cube data type to represent points on the surface of the earth (modelled as a perfect sphere). There is a GIST index available for cube, so searches should be reasonably fast. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
