POSTGRESQL was Re: [Xastir] Davis Weather Monitor II ??

[Brian D Heaton]

With the POSTGIS extensions it actually can do some pretty cool stuff. 
I did a test about a year ago linking it up with the UMN MAPSERVER and
was able to autogenerate maps.  I didn't do the step of figuring out how
to integrate that back into Xastir displays.

			73/N5VFF



On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 17:10, JD Erskine wrote:
> Linux Mag review of POSTGRESQL
> 
> "PostgreSQL can support geometrical and geographic data types that other
> SQL databases cannot support."
> http://www.linux-mag.com/2004-02/postgresql_01.html
> 
> Not knowledgeable about it, just sharing a quickly reviewed page.
> 
> 73 JD
> 
> 
> At 01:19 5/6/04 -0500, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:
> >If you're using Linux, the IPTABLES firewall software is pretty decent. 
> >  Native, right outta the OS.
> >
> >PostGres scales better, IMO, than MySQL.
> >
> >But I gotta ask:  What NWS office is using a Davis device?
> >
> >gerry
> snip
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