I have a 1 GB shapefile (yes, 1 GB!), as it is the footprints for ALL the IKONOS satellite imagery for the entire world. Other than breaking up the file, using the native shapefile in Cartoweb and querying it would probably take a LONG time. Is storing this file in a PostgreSQL/PostGIS Spatial database any faster? I understand you can index the file in the database version to speed up searches etc., but is this file just way too big to begin with no matter which method I use?
Anyone have experience with working with a shapefile this big and trying to access it over Cartoweb? Or the speed difference using a spatial DB? -- Thanks, Brendan Walashek www.golfingvancouver.com
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