Do all of this databases support other kind of information? can i store user data as well (e.g username, birhtday,etc)?
On Nov 22, 2:13 pm, Andy R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another DB with spatial extensions: > > http://postgis.refractions.net/ > "PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object- > relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the > PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial > database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI's > SDE or Oracle's Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS "Simple > Features Specification for SQL" and has been certified as compliant > with the "Types and Functions" profile. " > > There are GIS extension for DB/2 and Oracle too. > > On 22 Nov., 14:59, tanoshimi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you're not tied to MySQL, then you might want to check out SQL > > Server 2008 as a backend database instead. > > The new geometry and geography datatypes in SQL Server (including the > > freely-available express edition) provide native methods to create, > > store, and analyse points, linestrings, and polygons, including the > > full range of OGC-compliant methods to test for e.g. whether a polygon > > contains another features, touches it, crosses it, or is a a certain > > distance away from it. > > You can then conduct all your spatial analysis in the database, and > > pass back the data to Google Maps to render as a front end. > > > sc0rpi0 wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > After reading Pamela's tutorial about using php&mysql in google maps > > > (http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py? > > > answer=65622&topic=11367&ctx=sibling) i was wondering how would i do > > > to represent a polygon in a mysql database instead of a single marker? > > > > Since each marker add a different key how would i connect different > > > points to being from the same polygon? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
