[Gllug] Re: MySQL Bashing - very very cheap hosting

[Richard Huxton]

Jonathan Hartley wrote:
>> People seem to confuse it for a relational database.
> 
> 
> I've used the major proprietary databases for Geographic Information
> System work (ie. maps), and I was about to install MySql at home to
> teach myself about it and see what GIS / spatial stuff could be
> achieved with Open Source tools. Since this list has established that
> maybe MySql isn't all I was expecting it to be, can I ask whether
> PostgreSql is any better? Are there any other projects that you guys
> would recommend me to check out as a GIS/spatial database server?

Just noticed an article on PostGIS on general-bits:
   http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/

HTH
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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd
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