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You mean PostGIS*, which appears to be an add-on for Postgres.

by Antrikshy 9y ago

ianai 9y ago
Yes but the ability to have this add on is a deep feature of Postgresql missing from other RDBMS
- nimchimpsky 9y ago
  its not missing from sql server, or oracle.
  - nodesocket 9y ago
    Geo/GIS is an area where SQL Server and Oracle have a solid lead over MySQL and PostgreSQL. Oracle especially handles GIS data extremely well.
    - anc84 9y ago
      Benchmarks and proof on Oracle handling GIS data better than PostGIS please.
      - chillydawg 9y ago
        To be fair, Oracle is usually extremely good at most of the stuff it does. I've no idea about GIS specifically, but, generally, you get what you pay for.
        sangnoir 9y ago
        > I've no idea about GIS specifically, but, generally, you get what you pay for. That's a fascinating/contrary, albeit nebulous thing to say in a thread about Postgres...
      - nimchimpsky 9y ago
        sql server does. We benchmarked it at work. If you are that interested do your own tests.
        anc84 9y ago
        Good for you but I did not ask for stranger's anecdotes. Everything I find online does not support your point so I cannot take your word for it.
        nimchimpsky 9y ago
        I'm not asking you to take my word for it, I'm suggesting you test it yourself using your typical use case.
        anc84 9y ago
        And I have neither the time nor the resources to do that comprehensively.
        haskal 9y ago
        For a person who is relying on benchmarks, you should know that benchmarks are only a rough indication of how well anything performs for a very specific use case. Your reply is arrogant and ignorant, and you should feel bad about typing that. > If you are that interested do your own tests. Why is he not allowed to review your results or check what factors you benchmarked it on? If there's no citation, that claim does not stand.
        nimchimpsky 9y ago
        lol
    - vetinari 9y ago
      Oracle Spatial isn't that different, compared to PostGIS. Except for license fees, of course. Meanwhile, they both are missing the concept of spatial contexts.

You mean PostGIS*, which appears to be an add-on for Postgres.

ianai 9y ago

Yes but the ability to have this add on is a deep feature of Postgresql missing from other RDBMS

nimchimpsky 9y ago
its not missing from sql server, or oracle.
- nodesocket 9y ago
  Geo/GIS is an area where SQL Server and Oracle have a solid lead over MySQL and PostgreSQL. Oracle especially handles GIS data extremely well.
  - anc84 9y ago
    Benchmarks and proof on Oracle handling GIS data better than PostGIS please.
    - chillydawg 9y ago
      To be fair, Oracle is usually extremely good at most of the stuff it does. I've no idea about GIS specifically, but, generally, you get what you pay for.
      - sangnoir 9y ago
        > I've no idea about GIS specifically, but, generally, you get what you pay for. That's a fascinating/contrary, albeit nebulous thing to say in a thread about Postgres...
    - nimchimpsky 9y ago
      sql server does. We benchmarked it at work. If you are that interested do your own tests.
      - anc84 9y ago
        Good for you but I did not ask for stranger's anecdotes. Everything I find online does not support your point so I cannot take your word for it.
        nimchimpsky 9y ago
        I'm not asking you to take my word for it, I'm suggesting you test it yourself using your typical use case.
        anc84 9y ago
        And I have neither the time nor the resources to do that comprehensively.
      - haskal 9y ago
        For a person who is relying on benchmarks, you should know that benchmarks are only a rough indication of how well anything performs for a very specific use case. Your reply is arrogant and ignorant, and you should feel bad about typing that. > If you are that interested do your own tests. Why is he not allowed to review your results or check what factors you benchmarked it on? If there's no citation, that claim does not stand.
        nimchimpsky 9y ago
        lol
  - vetinari 9y ago
    Oracle Spatial isn't that different, compared to PostGIS. Except for license fees, of course. Meanwhile, they both are missing the concept of spatial contexts.