- PostGIS adds spatial capabilities like points, lines, polygons, and functions like area, distance to PostgreSQL. It allows spatial queries and analysis. - To install PostGIS, you need PostgreSQL and libraries like Proj and GEOS. Packages are available for many platforms. - With PostGIS, you can import spatial data like shapefiles, perform queries using spatial filters and functions, simplify geometries, and more to build mapping and location-based applications.

1. Using PostGIS to add some spatial flavor to your applications Steven Citron-Pousty Developer Evangelist deCarta

9. Two more things you need to understand Almost there – I promise

11. Shapefiles when is a file not a file

12. Projections and Datums

22. <MultiGeometry> <Polygon> <outerBoundaryIs> <LinearRing> <coordinates>-118.90476592 907,35.4477387779291 -118.904082378315,35.4465853812531 -118.904745088997,35.447 2133838697 -118.90476592907,35.4477387779291</coordinates> </LinearRing> </outerBoundaryIs> </Polygon> </MultiGeometry>

24. Select using the geometry

27. Let’s find all the parcels in Agricultural Zones SELECT p.gid FROM parcels AS p, zoning AS z WHERE z.comb_zn LIKE 'A%' AND ST_Within(p.the_geom, z.the_geom);

28. Do something with the geometry after selection

30. Calculating Area SELECT sum(ST_Area(z.the_geom)) FROM zoning AS z WHERE z.comb_zn LIKE 'NR%'; sum -------------------- 0.0131834159551545

31. Turn polygons into points SELECT gid, asText(ST_Centroid(the_geom)) FROM waterbodies WHERE gid = 124; gid | geometry -----+------------------------------------------- 124 | POINT(-118.427120958287 35.6702299014044) SELECT gid, asText(ST_PointOnSurface(the_geom)) FROM waterbodies WHERE gid = 124; gid | geometry -----+------------------------------------------- 124 | POINT(-118.449967685908 35.6911672413056)

32. Create new tables using a select CREATE TABLE biglake WITH OIDS AS SELECT gid, the_geom FROM waterbodies WHERE gid = 124; SELECT ST_AREA(the_geom) FROM biglake; st_area --------------------- 0.00313986591299908

33. Buffering

34. Some SQL to buffer SELECT ST_Area(ST_Buffer(the_geom, 0.1)) FROM biglake; st_area -------------------- 0.0718529848413709 Remember that is used to be 0.003

36. Spatial Operators

37. Clip to the bounding box SELECT gid, ST_Intersection(the_geom, 'SRID=4326;MULTIPOLYGON((( -119.5 35.0, -119.0 35.0, -119.0 35.5, -119.5 35.5, -119.5 35.0)))') FROM watercourses WHERE ST_Intersects(the_geom, 'SRID=4326;MULTIPOLYGON((( -119.5 35.0, -119.0 35.0, -119.0 35.5, -119.5 35.5, -119.5 35.0)))');

39. Select ST_NPoints(the_geom) FROM watercourses WHERE gid IN (12, 14, 17); st_npoints ------------ 265 68 48

40. SELECT ST_NPoints(ST_Simplify(the_geom, 0.00001)) FROM watercourses WHERE gid IN (12, 14, 17); st_npoints ------------ 65 19 18

41. SELECT ST_NPoints(ST_Simplify(the_geom, 0.0001)) FROM watercourses WHERE gid IN (12, 14, 17); st_npoints ------------ 18 6 7