OpenGeo

OpenGeo Stack Workshop

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Installing PostgreSQL

Working With PostGIS

This module focuses on using PostGIS, the spatial extension of PostgreSQL. The de facto standard in open source spatial databases, PostGIS plays a very important role in an open source mapping solution. Being a fully functional relational database PostGIS is much more suitable for serving mass amounts of data than is a simple file format like Shapefile.

This module focuses on how to use PostGIS with GeoServer. The reader will begin by walking through the installation process, and continue on to learn how to load spatial data into PostGIS. Finally the reader will learn how to publish PostGIS data with GeoSever.

Note

Before you start, ensure that the Basics module has been completed.